Yearbook 2006

The world is full of wishes coming true
Urmas Paet, Minister of Foreign Affairs
The foreign ministry as a public institution
Matti Maasikas, Secretary General

Security policy and international organisations

The evolution of security 2006–2007: EU and NATO cooperation
Harri Tiido, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Estonia on the North Atlantic Council
NATO – the way to Riga and onward
The European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP)
International and regional organisations

Estonia and the European Union

Foreign economic relations and development assistance

The fundamental need in development is security
Mart Laanemäe, Undersecretary
Foreign economic relations 2006–2007
Priit Pallum, Director-General, Foreign Economic Relations and Development Assistance Department
Estonia and energy security
Raul Mälk, Director-General, Policy Planning Department
Development cooperation and humanitarian aid

Bilateral relations

Measuring foreign relations
Aivo Orav, Political Director
Estonia and Afghanistan
Toomas Kahur, Chargé d’affaires a.i., Development adviser to PRT Lashkar Gah
The Moldovan challenge
Kuido Merits, Counsellor of the Estonian Embassy in Kyiv residing in Chisinau / EU expert in the Moldovan MFA
Reflections on the first year in Sofia
Krista Kilvet, Chargé d’affaires
Western Balkans: Developments in the region and Estonia''s contribution
Raul Toomas, Western Balkans desk officer
Overview of worldwide bilateral relations

Appendices

Chronology 2006
The economy in facts and figures
Internet resources concerning Estonia