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Nov 2012

29.11.2012
Estonia Supports Concluding Free Trade Agreements With Singapore and Canada and Preparing for Agreements With Japan and Morocco
28.11.2012
Foreign Minister Urmas Paet: European Union Must Develop Taking Full Advantage of Its Current Legal Space
27.11.2012
Estonia Opened Honorary Consulate in Liverpool
27.11.2012
Estonia Helping UN Fight Violence Against Children
26.11.2012
On Citizens’ Day, Estonia Recognises Promoters of Public Diplomacy
26.11.2012
Foreign Minister Urmas Paet: Estonia is Firm Supporter of Georgia’s European Union and NATO Aspirations
24.11.2012
Estonia Helping Children in Afghanistan, Mali, and Democratic Republic of the Congo Through UN Children's Fund
23.11.2012
Georgian Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration to Visit Estonia
23.11.2012
Estonian Representation in Minsk to Be NATO Contact Point Embassy in Belarus
20.11.2012
Foreign Minister Urmas Paet: Estonia Would Like Changes Made to New Financial Framework Regarding Cohesion Policy and Agricultural Supports
20.11.2012
Foreign Minister Urmas Paet: Ending Violence and Combat in Syria is of Utmost Importance
19.11.2012
Foreign Minister Urmas Paet: Israel-Gaza Conflict Must Stop Immediately
17.11.2012
Estonian Citizens Can Travel Visa-Free to Over 100 Countries
15.11.2012
Foreign Minister Urmas Paet: Prevention of Crimes Against Humanity Should Be High Priority of International Community
14.11.2012
Foreign Minister Urmas Paet Met With Foreign Ministers of Jordan, Palestine
13.11.2012
Foreign Minister Urmas Paet: Estonia is Interested in Intensifying IT-Related Co-operation With Arab Countries
12.11.2012
Estonia Chosen to Be Member of UN Human Rights Council
11.11.2012
Members of Human Rights Council to be Chosen in UN Tomorrow
09.11.2012
Estonia Supports Accession of Latvia and Lithuania to Euro Zone and OECD
08.11.2012
Estonia’s Well-Being Influenced by Situation in Other Baltic Sea Region States
07.11.2012
Markus Kasemaa’s Exhibition “Figures 1” on Display at University of Southern Denmark
07.11.2012
Foreign Minister Urmas Paet: Estonia-USA Relations Will Continue to Deepen
06.11.2012
Improving the Situation of Women and Children Important to Estonia
05.11.2012
Protection of Human Rights is Priority of Estonian Foreign Policy
04.11.2012
Estonia Feels International Criminal Court Can Act as Deterrent of Crimes Against Humanity
03.11.2012
Estonia is First-Time Candidate for UN Human Rights Council
02.11.2012
Estonia Selected Vice-Chair of OECD’s 2013 Ministerial Council Meeting
02.11.2012
Foreign Ministry Secretary General Participated in Ceremony Commemorating Victims of Convoy 73
01.11.2012
Foreign Ministry statement regarding Estonian citizen abducted in Nigeria
01.11.2012
Estonia Participating in NATO Crisis Management Exercise CMX
01.11.2012
Estonian Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina Presents Credentials

Oct 2012

31.10.2012
Estonian and Russian Foreign Ministries Hold First Round of Border Treaty Consultations
31.10.2012
Estonia Expects Progress in Resolving Debt Crisis and Development of Internal Market From Next EU Presidency Ireland
29.10.2012
Irish Minister for European Affairs to Visit Estonia
29.10.2012
Foreign Minister Urmas Paet Confirmed to New Georgian Foreign Minister That Estonia Supports Georgia’s Path Towards European Union and NATO
26.10.2012
Foreign Minister Urmas Paet Spoke at Helsinki Book Fair About Role of Small and Large States in Europe
25.10.2012
Estonian Cultural Counsellor in Paris Kersti Kirs Receives French Order of Arts and Letters
24.10.2012
Estonia Opens Honorary Consulate in Rovaniemi
21.10.2012
Works of Arvo Pärt Performed at Mexico’s Most Important Concert Hall
21.10.2012
Estonia Concluded Agreement for the Avoidance of Double Taxation With Mexico
20.10.2012
Estonia Would Like to Intensify Relations With G20 Member Mexico
19.10.2012
Estonian Ambassador to Switzerland Presents Credentials
18.10.2012
Foreign Minister Paet on Visit to Mexico
17.10.2012
Foreign Ministry Statement Regarding Estonian Citizen Abducted by Pirates Off Coast of Nigeria
17.10.2012
Estonia Concluded Agreement for Avoidance of Double Taxation With Cyprus
17.10.2012
European Union Agrees on Need to Deepen Internal Market
16.10.2012
Foreign Minister Urmas Paet: Decisions Must Be Made For Future of Europe
16.10.2012
European Union Renews Sanctions Against Belarus
15.10.2012
Estonia Hopes for Smooth Co-operation From Russia in Fulfilling Principles of World Trade Organisation
15.10.2012
Foreign Minister Urmas Paet Spoke to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov About Upcoming Consultations Between Foreign Ministries
15.10.2012
Estonian Ambassador to Moldova Presents Credentials
15.10.2012
Estonia Feels It Is Essential to Alleviate Humanitarian Crisis in Syria
13.10.2012
As of Next Year Estonian Citizens Can Travel to Armenia Visa-Free
11.10.2012
Foreign Minister Urmas Paet Met Georgian Foreign Minister Gregory Vashadze
09.10.2012
Estonian Ambassador to China Presents Credentials
09.10.2012
Estonian Ambassador to Turkey Presents Credentials
08.10.2012
Foreign Minister Urmas Paet Spoke With Winner of Georgian Parliamentary Elections Bidzina Ivanishvili
05.10.2012
Foreign Minister Urmas Paet at Meeting With Bulgarian Foreign Minister: Honest Parliamentary Elections Confirm Strength of Democracy in Georgia
04.10.2012
Foreign Minister Paet Encourages Western Balkan Countries to Continue Integrating With European Union
04.10.2012
Estonia Strongly Condemns Syria For Bombing Turkey
03.10.2012
Bulgarian Foreign Minister to Visit Estonia
03.10.2012
Estonia Providing Aid to Syrian Refugees in Jordan
01.10.2012
Estonia Feels Countries Should Be Responsible for Protecting Citizens in Crisis Situations

Sep 2012

30.09.2012
Estonia Concluded Agreement for Avoidance of Double Taxation With Uzbekistan
29.09.2012
Estonia Concluded Agreement for Prevention of Double Taxation and Agreement for Cultural and Educational Co-operation with Thailand
29.09.2012
Foreign Minister Urmas Paet: Europe Has Good Conditions for Economic Growth
28.09.2012
Foreign Minister Urmas Paet: International Criminal Court Needs Stronger Political Support
28.09.2012
Estonia Established Diplomatic Relations with Lesotho
27.09.2012
Foreign Minister Urmas Paet: Georgia Needs Support of International Community
27.09.2012
Estonian Established Diplomatic Ties with Burma
26.09.2012
Foreign Minister Urmas Paet: Those Who Have Fled From Violence in Syria Must Receive International Aid
26.09.2012
Foreign Minister Urmas Paet Discussed Acquittal of Estonian Citizen With Foreign Minister of Fiji
24.09.2012
Estonia at the European Union General Affairs Council: Quick and Firm Agreement Needed to Ensure That Europe Will Invest in Economic Growth and Employment
21.09.2012
Turkish Entrepreneurs From Belgium and the Netherlands to Visit Estonia
20.09.2012
Foreign Minister Urmas Paet Discussed Baltic Air Policing and Afghanistan Mission With NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander in Europe
19.09.2012
Estonian Ambassador to Lithuania Presents Credentials
17.09.2012
Foreign Minister Urmas Paet: France is Very Important Partner of Estonia
14.09.2012
French Minister of European Affairs Bernard Cazeneuve to Visit Estonia
13.09.2012
Foreign Minister Paet Met With Representatives of Georgian Opposition
13.09.2012
Foreign Minister Urmas Paet Met With Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili
12.09.2012
Foreign Minister Urmas Paet Expressed Condolences to Secretary of State of USA
12.09.2012
Foreign Minister Urmas Paet: Estonia Supports Georgia’s Integration with European Union and NATO
12.09.2012
Estonian Ambassador to Macedonia Presents Credentials
11.09.2012
Estonian Ambassador to Georgia Presents Credentials
11.09.2012
Estonian Ambassador to Ukraine Presents Credentials
10.09.2012
Estonian and Finnish Foreign Ministers Agree to Closer Co-operation Between Ministries
10.09.2012
Foreign Minister Urmas Paet: International Criminal Court Has Important Role in Helping Victims of Crimes Against Humanity
08.09.2012
Foreign Minister Urmas Paet: International Community Must Do Everything Possible to End Massacre in Syria
07.09.2012
Meeting of European Union Foreign Ministers Focuses on Access to Education and Water in Conflict Zones
07.09.2012
Estonian and Finnish Foreign Ministers To Open High-Level International Criminal Court Seminar in Tallinn
05.09.2012
Estonian Ambassador to Germany Presents Credentials
04.09.2012
Estonia Works for Greater Co-operation with the Nordic Countries and Latvia and Lithuania
04.09.2012
Estonia’s Ambassador to NATO Presented his Credentials
04.09.2012
New Estonian Ambassador to Belgium Presents Credentials

Aug 2012

30.08.2012
Foreign Minister Urmas Paet on behalf of 15 European Union countries: the devices of EU’s cohesion policy must not be reduced any further
30.08.2012
Foreign Minister Urmas Paet: We Must Make a Common Effort to Agree on the New Financial Framework of the European Union by the End of the Year
28.08.2012
Foreign Minister Urmas Paet: Closer Nordic-Baltic Co-operation Helps to Increase the Competitiveness and Visibility of the Entire Region
27.08.2012
Paet and Sikorski: We Must Continue to Support the Democratic Forces and Civil Society in Belarus
27.08.2012
Foreign Minister Urmas Paet: Poland is a Vital Strategic Partner for Estonia
23.08.2012
Ambassador Kaljurand Attended the Remembrance Ceremony of the Victims of All Totalitarian and Authoritarian Regimes in Washington
23.08.2012
Foreign Minister of Denmark to Visit Estonia
23.08.2012
Foreign Minister Paet in Riga: We Need Europe-Wide Discussion on Future of European Union
22.08.2012
Foreign Minister of Poland to Visit Estonia
22.08.2012
Foreign Minister Urmas Paet to Discuss Future of Europe with German, Latvian and Lithuanian Colleagues
19.08.2012
Today is World Humanitarian Day
16.08.2012
Estonia to Help Sweden Issue Visas in Belarus
10.08.2012
Estonia Helps Georgia Strengthen Defences Against Cybercrime
02.08.2012
Estonia Contributes to UN Peacekeeping Operations
01.08.2012
Foreign Minister Urmas Paet Met With UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

Jul 2012

31.07.2012
Foreign Minister Urmas Paet and President of UN General Assembly Discussed Stopping Violence in Syria
26.07.2012
Foreign Ministry Statement
26.07.2012
Foreign Minister Urmas Paet Discussed Situation in Middle East with Israeli Foreign Minister
25.07.2012
Foreign Minister Urmas Paet: European Union Must Help Prevent Loss of Human Life and Cultural Property in Mali
25.07.2012
Estonia Considers Rapid Military Reaction Capability of EU Necessary
24.07.2012
Foreign Minister Urmas Paet: European Union Eastern Partners Need Attention Even When EU’s Southern Neighbourhood is Experiencing Rapid Changes
24.07.2012
Estonia Would Like For New European Union Budget to Support Smart Economic Growth
23.07.2012
Foreign Minister Urmas Paet: More Unified Foreign Relations in the Energy Sphere Would Improve Energy Security of European Union and Estonia
23.07.2012
Foreign Minister Urmas Paet: Syria Conflict Must Be Investigated by International Criminal Court
22.07.2012
Foreign Minister Urmas Paet: More Unified Energy Policy Will Help Improve Energy Security of EU and Estonia
20.07.2012
Foreign Minister Urmas Paet Expressed Condolences to American Colleague
19.07.2012
Foreign Minister Urmas Paet Expressed Condolences to Israel
13.07.2012
Foreign Ministry Supporting Special Programme During Black Nights Film Festival
10.07.2012
Foreign Minister Urmas Paet Spoke With US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton About Introducing Estonia’s e-State Experiences in the World
10.07.2012
Foreign Minister Urmas Paet Met With Foreign Minister of Mongolia
09.07.2012
Foreign Minister Urmas Paet and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Announced New Project to Advise Emerging Democracies
07.07.2012
Foreign Minister Urmas Paet Expressed Condolences to Russian Colleague
07.07.2012
Estonia Helping to Improve Situation of Victims of Conflict in Syria
06.07.2012
Foreign Minister Urmas Paet: International Community Must Take Real Steps to Support People of Syria
04.07.2012
Estonia Supporting Advancement of Open Governance in Moldova and Montenegro
03.07.2012
Estonia Considers International Arms Trade Treaty to Be Essential

Jun 2012

29.06.2012
Estonia Helping to Protect Afghan Children From Polio
27.06.2012
Estonia Values Work of UNFPA in Resolving Population Issues in Developing Countries
27.06.2012
Estonia Opened Fifth Honorary Consulate in Austria
26.06.2012
Estonia Wants European Union Agricultural Supports to Be More Equal
26.06.2012
Estonia Supports Decision to Open European Union Accession Negotiations with Montenegro
26.06.2012
Estonian Ambassador Presented Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana to Economic Figure and Patron of the Arts Sadayuki Sakakibara
26.06.2012
Estonia Invites Persian Gulf Countries to e-Governance Conference
25.06.2012
UN Must Set Example and Lead World to Path of Sustainable Development
25.06.2012
Strengthening Human Rights Aspect in European Union Foreign Policy Important to Estonia
25.06.2012
Foreign Minister Urmas Paet to Discuss New European Union Financial Framework With Colleagues
22.06.2012
Foreign Minister Urmas Paet: Conserving Environment Requires New Way of Thinking
20.06.2012
Cleanup Initiative Started in Estonia “Let’s Do It!” Carried Out in Rio de Janeiro
20.06.2012
Ambassador Kaljurand Met with Estonian Air Force Helicopter Pilots Studying in USA
19.06.2012
Estonian-Born Cleanup Campaign “Let’s Do It!” to Take Place in Rio de Janeiro
19.06.2012
Foreign Minister Paet: The World is Not Yet on the Path to Sustainable Development
18.06.2012
Estonia and the United States Working Together to Help Tunisia Develop Open Governance and e-Governance
15.06.2012
Foreign Ministry’s Web Consul to Share Travel Information and Answer Question in Facebook
14.06.2012
Estonia Commemorates Victims of June Deportations
13.06.2012
Victims of Communism Commemorated in Washington, Former US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld Given Truman-Reagan Medal of Freedom
13.06.2012
Foreign Minister Urmas Paet and Ambassador of India opened Indian visa representation centre in Tallinn