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Chronology 2004 Chronology 2004 January 1/01 Ireland assumes the Presidency of the European Union. 7-10/01 President Arnold Rüütel pays a state visit to Cyprus. 8/01 Agreement on visa free travel between Estonia and Argentina takes effect. 16/01 The Minister of Defence of the Czech Republic, Miroslav Kostelka pays a visit to Estonia. 21/01 The first meeting of the Political Directors of the Nordic countries and the Baltic States in Reykjavik in 2004 23/01 An agreement between Estonia and Slovenia on cooperation in the fight against organised crime, drug traffic and terrorism comes into force. 26-27/01 Foreign Minister Kristiina Ojuland attends the first General Affairs and External Relations Council meetings of the Irish Presidency of the EU. 26-27/01 Prime Minister Juhan Parts pays an official visit to Finland. 26-28/01 An Estonian delegation headed by Minister for Population and Ethnic Affairs Paul-Eerik Rummo attends an international forum on genocide prevention in Stockholm. February 04-09/02 A delegation from the Bashkortostan Republic of Russia pays a visit to Estonia. 5/02 The Government of Estonia nominates Foreign Minister Kristiina Ojuland as candidate for the post of Secretary General of the Council of Europe. 6/02 Prime Minister Juhan Parts pays an official visit to Sweden. 98 2004 CHRONOLOGY 11/02 An agreement on Estonia’s accession to the Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) is signed in Helsinki. As of January 1, 2005, Estonia is a full member of the NIB. 12-13/02 Prime Minister Juhan Parts pays a working visit to Spain. 16-17/02 Prime Minister Juhan Parts pays a visit to Ireland. 18-20/02 Foreign Minister Kristiina Ojuland pays a visit to the United Kingdom. 23/02 Foreign Minister Kristiina Ojuland attends the GAERC meetings in Brussels. 25/02 Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Vladimir Tshizhov pays a working visit to Estonia. Political consultations between Estonian and Russian Foreign Ministries are held in Tallinn. 25/02 A delegation of the European Commission pays a visit to Estonia. The delegation comprises of representatives from DG Development, the Europe Aid Cooperation Office and the Humanitarian Aid Office of the European Commission. 26-27/02 The Chairman of the European committee of the Ukrainian Parliament, Borys Tarasjuk pays a visit to Estonia. 29/02 – 2/03 Foreign Minister Kristiina Ojuland pays an official visit to Bulgaria where a bilateral agreement on cooperation in the field of education and culture is signed. Foreign Minister Ojuland delivers the key-note address at a seminar on Estonian solutions in the IT field. March 1/03 The Director of the department for Europe and Central Asia of the Malaysian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dato Shamsuddin Abdullah pays a visit to Estonia. 2-3/03 The Minister for European Affairs of the Netherlands, Atzo Nicolaï pays a visit to Estonia. 5/03 Foreign Minister Kristiina Ojuland pays a visit to Helsinki. 5/03 Diplomatic relations are established between the Republic of Estonia and the Republic of Nicaragua. 7 – 9/03 Foreign Minister Kristiina Ojuland pays an official visit to Slovenia. 10/03 Diplomatic relations are established between the Republic of Estonia and the Republic of Bolivia. 99 2004 ESTONIAN MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS YEARBOOK 10/03 Foreign Minister Kristiina Ojuland presents her platform for the Council of Europe Secretary General elections in Strasbourg and answers the questions of the permanent representatives of the 45 member states of the Council. 11-12/03 NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer pays a visit to Tallinn, meeting with President Arnold Rüütel, Prime Minister Juhan Parts, Foreign Minister Kristiina Ojuland, Minister of Defence Margus Hanson and Commander of the Defence Forces, Vice-Admiral Tarmo Kõuts. 11– 14/03 The Chairman of the Riigikogu, Ene Ergma, pays a visit to Finland. 15/03 Foreign Minister Kristiina Ojuland participates in the informal meeting of women Foreign Ministers in the framework of the 60th session of the UN Human Rights Commission in Geneva, where a declaration on violence against women is adopted. 15/03 The EU Special Representative in the Southern Caucasus, Ambassador Heikki Talvitie pays a visit to Estonia. 15-16/03 A delegation of the Danish Parliament led by Speaker Christian Mejdahl pays a visit to Estonia. 16/03 Foreign Minister Kristiina Ojuland attends the session of the UN Human Rights Commission in Geneva. Within the framework of the meeting she has a bilateral meeting with her Albanian colleague Kastriot Islam. 16 – 17/03 Foreign Minister Kristiina Ojuland pays a visit to Sweden. 17-18/03 The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Rolf Ekéus pays a working visit to Estonia. 19/03 Prime Minister Juhan Parts attends the Vilnius 10 and the Visegrad 4 Prime Ministers conference “Towards a Wider Europe: the New Agenda”. 22-23/03 Foreign Minister Kristiina Ojuland attends the GAERC meetings in Brussels. 22-23/03 Foreign Minister Kristiina Ojuland participates in a seminar “Estonian business and investment environment” in Lyon. She also opens the Estonian Honorary Consulate in Lyon. 23/03 The Italian Deputy Prime Minister Gianfranco Fini pays a working visit to Estonia. 25-26/03 Prime Minister Juhan Parts, Foreign Minister Kristiina Ojuland and Minister of Finance Taavi Veskimägi attend the European Council in Brussels. 29/03 Prime Minister Juhan Parts participates in a ceremony following the deposit of accession protocols of the countries acceding to NATO in the United States. Together with the Prime Ministers of the other six acceding countries Prime Minister Parts meets with Secretary of State Colin Powell and President George W. Bush. 100 2004 CHRONOLOGY 30-31/03 Foreign Minister Kristiina Ojuland pays an official visit to Croatia. During the visit an aviation agreement between the two countries is signed. April 1/04 The Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy pays a visit to Estonia. The commissioner delivers a lecture on the EU’s trade policy. 2/04 Foreign Minister Kristiina Ojuland participates in the accession ceremony of the new member states at the NATO Headquarters in Brussels. 5-6/04 Foreign Minister Kristiina Ojuland pays an official visit to Romania. 5-7/04 President Arnold Rüütel pays a working visit to Hungary. In the course of the visit, Arnold Rüütel is awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Gödöllö University. 7/04 The Latvian Prime Minister, Indulis Emsis pays a working visit to Estonia. The central issues under discussion are those related to the European Union and bilateral cooperation. 7-8/04. The Deputy Director of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Ndioro Ndiaye and the Representative of the IOM in the Baltic and Scandinavian countries Thomas Weiss pay a visit to Estonia. 8/04 The first ever Estonian Ambassador to Serbia and Montenegro Mart Laanemäe presents his credentials to the President of Serbia and Montenegro, Svetozar Marović. 12/04 Foreign Minister Kristiina Ojuland pays a visit to Turkey. 14/04 Foreign Minister Kristiina Ojuland pays a working visit to Denmark. 15/04 The Chairman of the Riigikogu, Ene Ergma, pays a visit to Sweden. 16-17/04 Foreign Minister Kristiina Ojuland attends the Gymnich meeting of EU Foreign Ministers in Tullamore. 16-17/04 The 4th Baltic Sea NGO Forum, the patron of which is President Arnold Rüütel, is held in Pärnu. 19/04 The Latvian Foreign Minister, Rihards Piks, pays a working visit to Estonia. 19/04 Political consultations take place between the Estonian and Macedonian Foreign Ministries. 19/04 Diplomatic relations are established between Estonia and Namibia. 101 2004 ESTONIAN MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS YEARBOOK 19-20/04 A delegation of the Parliament of New Zealand led by Speaker Jonathan Hunt pays a visit to Estonia. 19-21/04 Political consultations between the Estonian and Macedonian Foreign Ministries are held in Skopje and between the Estonian and Albanian Foreign Ministries in Tirana. 20-21/04 The President of the Republic of Italy, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi pays a state visit to Estonia. The Italian President meets with President Arnold Rüütel, the Chairman of the Riigikogu Ene Ergma and Prime Minister Juhan Parts. 23/04 Foreign Minister Kristiina Ojuland pays a working visit to Lithuania. 26/04 Foreign Minister Kristiina Ojuland attends the GAERC meetings in Brussels. 27/04 The Prime Minister of the Netherlands Jan Peter Balkenende pays a visit to Estonia. 27/04 Diplomatic relations are established between Estonia and Bahrain. 27-29/04 Foreign Minister Kristiina Ojuland attends the plenary session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg. 28-29/04 An Estonian delegation headed by Minister for Population and Ethnic Affairs Paul-Eerik Rummo participates in an international conference on anti-Semitism organised by the OSCE. May 1/05 Estonia together with the other 9 candidate countries, the Czech Republic, Cyprus, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia, becomes a full member of the European Union. 3-5/05 Foreign Minister Kristiina Ojuland pays Estonia’s first official visit to Serbia and Montenegro. 3-6/05. President Arnold Rüütel pays a state visit to Iceland where meetings take place with President Ólafur Ragnar Grimssson, Prime Minister David Oddsson and Members of Parliament; separate meetings take place between the Ministers of Economy, Environment and Culture. 5-6/05 A delegation of the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs led by Under-Secretary Tiina Intelmann participates in the EUROMED Foreign Ministers meeting in Dublin. 6/05 Prime Minister Bertie Ahern of Ireland pays a short visit to Estonia. 10/05 Prime Minister Juhan Parts pays an official visit to Estonia. 10-12/05 Foreign Minister Kristiina Ojuland pays an official visit to Ukraine. During the visit an agreement on the protection of classified information is signed.
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