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Liimets: Secretary of State Blinken affirmed continued US commitment to Baltic security

Today 24 March, Foreign Minister Eva-Maria Liimets and her Baltic counterparts met with the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. The ministers reaffirmed their commitment to continued close cooperation and...

Ministry of Foreign Affairs launches a global survey for the Estonian community abroad

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs invites all Estonians living abroad to take part in a survey to collect feedback on the engagement of the expatriate community and their satisfaction with...

Virtual Trade Mission to Estonia for North America

Beginning on October 27th, 2020, the International Trade Council in cooperation with Enterprise Estonia are organizing a special four-day Virtual Trade Mission to Estonia.

Estonia and the United States boost digital transformation in development cooperation

Today 21 October, Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu and Bonnie Glick, the Deputy Administrator of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), signed a joint declaration in Tallinn on enhancing bilateral cooperation on the digital transformation in development cooperation partner countries.

Reinsalu at the Three Seas Summit: the breakthrough in the Investment Fund is among the key results of Estonia’s coordinating year

At today’s virtual summit of the Three Seas Initiative, which was hosted by Estonia, Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu moderated the panel “Smart Money”, which looked at developments of the Three Seas Investment Fund since the previous summit in 2019, when Estonia took over as the coordinator of the initiative.

Reinsalu: the science agreement and the Three Seas Initiative are practical examples of increasingly diverse cooperation with the United States

Today 19 October, Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu and the US Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth Keith Krach signed an agreement on the extension of the Estonian-US Scientific Cooperation Agreement. They also discussed the new opportunities presented by today’s Three Seas Summit and Web Forum.

President Kaljulaid: digital solutions and smart connectivity give new impetus to the Three Seas economies

According to President Kersti Kaljulaid Estonia made smart connectivity the focus of this year’s Three Seas Summit, finding more efficient ways for using infrastructure. “Estonia’s aim was to give the Three Seas Initiative a more practical dimension and to turn it from a discussion platform into a more concrete cooperation. We have achieved these aims: cooperation on government levels has increased, so has the number of countries who have joined the Three Seas Investment Fund, a Secretariat has been created and we have launched the smart connectivity concept, which outlines ways for more effective use of infrastructure,” the Estonian Head of State added.

2020 New York Baltic Film Festival – Box Office is open

Alvar Soosaar joins Estonia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs as Director of US Investment and Trade

In September, Alvar Soosaar began his term as Director of US investment and Trade out of the Embassy in Washington, DC. His naming came as part of the expansion of...

Virtual Master Class for Cyber Diplomacy 2020

In a digitally connected world cyber security is crucial. More than ever it is also shaping international relations. On 2 July the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia will be...