NATO's Secretary General Lord George Robertson to visit Estonia
27.11.2001
On Thursday, 29 November, Secretary General of NATO Lord George Robertson will arrive in Estonia for a one-day visit.
On Lord Robertson's agenda are meetings with President Arnold Rüütel, Prime Minister Mart Laar, Minister of Foreign Affairs Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Minister of Defence Jüri Luik, Commander of the Defence Forces Rear Admiral Tarmo Kõuts as well as chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Riigikogu Andres Tarand and deputy chairman of the National Defence Committee Trivimi Velliste.
The meetings will focus on Estonia's and NATO's co-operation and on Estonia's NATO membership activities plan (MAP) as well as many other issues connected with European security. After the meetings Lord George Robertson, Foreign Minister Ilves and Defence Minister Luik will also give a joint press conference at the press centre of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
George Robertson was born in Scotland in 1946. He has for years been active in the politics of both Scotland and the United Kingdom and he has also been the chairman of the Scottish labourists. In 1978-1999 Robertson was a Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom. In 1997 the UK Prime Minister Tony Blair appointed George Robertson Minister of Defence and in this capacity he also visited Estonia in February 1999, participating in the opening of the Baltic Defence College in Tartu. In August 1999 Lord Robertson was elected NATO Secretary General and in May 2000 he was on a visit to Estonia.
Additional information on the Estonian-NATO relations is available at the website page of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at http://www.vm.ee
Notice to the editors!
During the visit of the NATO secretary general the following events may be covered:
11:15 a.m. Arrival at the Tallinn Airport (photographers, TV- operators to be present 30 minutes in advance)
12:00 noon Meeting with defence minister Jüri Luik and Commander of the Defence Forces Tarmo Kõuts (Ministry of Defence, photographers, TV-operators, initial moments)
12:50 p.m. Meeting with chairman of the Riigikogu Foreign Affairs Committee Andres Tarand and deputy chairman of the National Security Committee Trivimi Velliste (Riigikogu, photographers, TV-operators, initial moments)
3:10 p.m. Meeting with President Arnold Rüütel (Kadriorg Castle, photographers, TV-operators, initial moments)
3:50 p.m. Meeting with Prime Minister Mart Laar (Stenbock House, photographers, TV-operators, initial moments)
4:40 p.m. Meeting with foreign minister Toomas Hendrik Ilves (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, photographers, TV- operators, initial moments)
5:30 p.m. Joint press conference of Lord Robertson, Foreign Minister Ilves and Defence Minister Luik at the Press Centre of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Journalists, photographers and TV-operators interested in covering the events are kindly asked to get their accreditations not later than Wednesday, 28 November at 3:00 p.m. at the Press Centre of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (call 7317 630 or e-mail centre@vm.ee)
PRESS SPOKESMAN'S OFFICE
Tel (372) 6317654
On Lord Robertson's agenda are meetings with President Arnold Rüütel, Prime Minister Mart Laar, Minister of Foreign Affairs Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Minister of Defence Jüri Luik, Commander of the Defence Forces Rear Admiral Tarmo Kõuts as well as chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Riigikogu Andres Tarand and deputy chairman of the National Defence Committee Trivimi Velliste.
The meetings will focus on Estonia's and NATO's co-operation and on Estonia's NATO membership activities plan (MAP) as well as many other issues connected with European security. After the meetings Lord George Robertson, Foreign Minister Ilves and Defence Minister Luik will also give a joint press conference at the press centre of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
George Robertson was born in Scotland in 1946. He has for years been active in the politics of both Scotland and the United Kingdom and he has also been the chairman of the Scottish labourists. In 1978-1999 Robertson was a Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom. In 1997 the UK Prime Minister Tony Blair appointed George Robertson Minister of Defence and in this capacity he also visited Estonia in February 1999, participating in the opening of the Baltic Defence College in Tartu. In August 1999 Lord Robertson was elected NATO Secretary General and in May 2000 he was on a visit to Estonia.
Additional information on the Estonian-NATO relations is available at the website page of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at http://www.vm.ee
Notice to the editors!
During the visit of the NATO secretary general the following events may be covered:
11:15 a.m. Arrival at the Tallinn Airport (photographers, TV- operators to be present 30 minutes in advance)
12:00 noon Meeting with defence minister Jüri Luik and Commander of the Defence Forces Tarmo Kõuts (Ministry of Defence, photographers, TV-operators, initial moments)
12:50 p.m. Meeting with chairman of the Riigikogu Foreign Affairs Committee Andres Tarand and deputy chairman of the National Security Committee Trivimi Velliste (Riigikogu, photographers, TV-operators, initial moments)
3:10 p.m. Meeting with President Arnold Rüütel (Kadriorg Castle, photographers, TV-operators, initial moments)
3:50 p.m. Meeting with Prime Minister Mart Laar (Stenbock House, photographers, TV-operators, initial moments)
4:40 p.m. Meeting with foreign minister Toomas Hendrik Ilves (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, photographers, TV- operators, initial moments)
5:30 p.m. Joint press conference of Lord Robertson, Foreign Minister Ilves and Defence Minister Luik at the Press Centre of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Journalists, photographers and TV-operators interested in covering the events are kindly asked to get their accreditations not later than Wednesday, 28 November at 3:00 p.m. at the Press Centre of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (call 7317 630 or e-mail centre@vm.ee)
PRESS SPOKESMAN'S OFFICE
Tel (372) 6317654
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