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Estonian Review E E S T I R I N G V a a D E VOLUME 17 NO 11 MAR 14- 20, 2007 Estonian Review E E S T I R I N G V A A D E VOLUME 17 NO 11 MAR 14- 20, 2007 FOREIGN NEWS President Ilves Underlined Importance of Strong Estonian-Finnish Relations Mar 14 - Speaking during his state visit in the Finnish presidential palace, Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves underlined the importance of strong links between the two countries. In his speech at the festive dinner hosted by Finnish President Tarja Halonen Ilves spoke about the strong ties that had united Estonia and Finland through history, quoting the example of cooperation between civil societies. He said it was difficult to find a choir, school or congregation that had not visited friends on the other side of the gulf. Finnish President Tarja Halonen and Estonian Ilves said that the countries were closely President Toomas Hendrik Ilves in Helsinki, 14 connected also in economic terms. He underlined March. that Finnish investments accounted for one fifth of the total investments into Estonia and Estonian companies were getting more and more interested FOREIGN NEWS in expanding to Finland. Halonen, Ilves Agreed that Strength of EU Is He said that in order to preserve the rising in Finland’s and Estonia’s Interest trend of economic development in the Baltic Sea area all innovative efforts would have to be Mar 14 - Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves, united. "A good example in point is the science currently on a state visit to Finland, met with bridge between Tallinn Technical University and Finnish President Tarja Halonen; both share the Helsinki University in the joint acquisition and use view that the strength of the European Union (EU) is of labs and technical equipment," Ilves said. in the interests of small countries such as Estonia He summed up his speech saying that as and Finland. member countries of the EU efforts of Estonia and "We should have more acknowledged cooperation with Finland were directed at widening the area of that purpose, and not take the European Union as peace, welfare and security in the world. something self-evident," the president's office reported Ilves as saying. "We wish to belong to the core of the European Union, consisting of considerable, predictable and effective countries." Ilves added that Finland was an example to Estonia of how to build up coordination with the EU and strive into the midst of effective and predictable member countries. Speaking about the two countries' relations, Ilves said that contacts between Estonia and Finland were closer and more versatile than ever before. To characterize the cooperation the Estonian president used the expression, Estonian-Finnish unprecedented special relationship. "Looking into the future cooperation between us should be promoted in the scientific and innovation spheres in order to jointly contribute to making the Baltic Sea area more science-intensive and competitive," he added. Speaking about energy issues Ilves said that to develop the domestic market additional links should be created between Estonia and Finland in addition to the Estlink sea cable. He added that Estonia was interested in building an Estlink 2 power cable. Referring to the Russian-German gas pipeline the two presidents found that all environmental concerns must be President Ilves and his wife Evelin sailed assessed before its construction could be launched. to Finland aboard the flagship of Estonian Navy, the Admiral Pitka. Continued on page 2 FOREIGN NEWS organizations and journalists have been invited to take part in the conference. Menadbe, who is familiar with the health systems Continued from page 1 of more than 50 countries, commented on the Estonian health system that during the past couple "As it is, the impression has remained that the of years Estonia had taken a number of radical developer's attitude to assessing the environmental decisions pertaining to its health system, and the impact has been like to a formality," the Estonian development of the system was positive as a result. head of state said. In Menadbe's opinion Estonia should formulate its He underlined that until the present there had future plans for the development of its health been no cooperation with Estonia in planning the gas system, entering into an open dialogue also with pipeline, although it should be built in the immediate other spheres. Besides, she said, Estonia should vicinity of the Estonian economic zone. increase the number of workers in the public health Speaking about EU neighbourhood policy the sector, particularly that of nurses. Estonian president said that it was essential to prevent feelings of disappointment and desertion in Foreign Minister Paet: Estonia and countries trying to reform themselves. This requires Schleswig-Holstein Have Many clear devotion as well as visible investment into Opportunities of Cooperation those countries, he said. In case of Russia, Ilves reiterated an earlier idea Mar 15 - Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet that the attitude where Russia saw democratic said at a meeting with Peter Harry Carstensen, developments in its neighbourhood as a threat to its prime minister of the German state of security and as damaging its "legitimate" interests, Schleswig-Holstein, that Estonia had good did not confirm an approach proceeding from cooperation opportunities with that German common values, on which the strategic partnership state in the area of economy, renewable between the European Union and Russia was based. energy and higher education. The Ecology Institute of Tallinn University is Estonia to Host WHO Ministerial interested in cooperation in coastal studies with Conference Next Year Schleswig-Holstein. The Tallinn Technical University Maritime Systems Institute wants to have closer Mar 15 - Representatives of the World Health cooperation with the Kiel Institute of Coastal Organization (WHO) and the Estonian Ministry Research and the GKSS research centre. of Social Affairs signed an agreement on the Speaking about the Constitutional Treaty, Paet organization of the WHO ministerial conference said that Estonia considered it to be very important. in Tallinn next year. "We want endorsement of the Constitutional Nata Menabde, Director, Division of Country Treaty with as small changes as possible. If we were Support, WHO Regional Office for Europe, and to consider the possible alternatives, we would Estonian Minister of Social Affairs Jaak Aab signed at rather see the opportunity of adding to than the Ministry of Foreign Affairs a memorandum of contracting the treaty, because this does not mutual understanding according to which the WHO correspond to expectations of citizens of the European regional conference on health systems will European Union in today's changed world," Paet take place in Estonia next year. added. "The conference will hopefully have strong The foreign minister thanked Carstensen for positive influence both on health systems as well as support by Tallinn's twin town in Schleswig-Holstein, on the socio-economic development of European Kiel, to the Estonian capital's application to become member countries in general," Prime Minister Andrus a European capital of Culture in 2001. Ansip said. Agriculture Minister Ester Tuiksoo, meeting with The conference will be organized by the WHO Carstensen, discussed further cooperation in the bio regional office and the aim of the event is to pay energy sphere, one of the German priorities during more attention to public health in the political its presidency of the European Union. Cooperation in agenda. The conference will give a more accurate the bio energy sphere embraces the training of understanding of the influence of European health officials, organizing seminars, joint research and systems on the people's health and consequently analysis of the effectiveness of different types of also on economic growth. renewable energy. WHO will organize an extensive series of meetings for preparations to the conference. So far Estonia and Russia Signed Memorandum member countries have had two advisory meetings on Fight Against Economic Crime to discuss and find the main issues. Three more meetings of the member countries Mar 19 - The Estonian Tax and Customs Board are planned for the forthcoming months. The first of and the Russian Interior Ministry signed a them will take place on March 29-30 in Brussels and memorandum of understanding in Moscow will focus on the functioning and results of health aimed at intensifying cooperation between the systems. two countries in the fight against economic The ministerial conference will take place on June crimes. 18-20 in Tallinn with about 500 participants The memorandum lays the groundwork for expected to the two and a half day event. cooperation in areas of mutual interest, such as Delegations from all the 53 member countries of the exchanges of information about tax crimes and European region of WHO, experts, observers, other kinds of economic crime, arranging of common representatives of international and public events aimed to help solve, prevent and combat In connection with the accident at the crimes. Ulyanovskaya mine in the Kemerovo region and the The cooperation would be based on valid national fire in the Kamyshevatskaya old people's home in laws. As one of the most important goals, the the Krasnodar area, the president expressed deep document names strengthening of cooperation condolences on his own behalf and on behalf of within the framework of such international Estonia to the Russian people and the victims' organizations as Interpol, Europol, and the Council families and close ones. of the Baltic Sea States. Also the Estonian foreign minister, Urmas Paet, expressed his condolences to his Russian Another Schengen Evaluation Mission counterpart Sergei Lavrov in connection with the Visiting Estonia two tragic accidents. Paet said he was deeply saddened by the news Mar 19 - A group of members of the Schengen and expressed his deepest condolences to the evaluation mission arrived in Estonia to families and colleagues of the victims and to the examine Estonia's ability to effectively protect people of the Russian Federation.
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