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The President of the Republic met with the Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs

Kohtumine Austria välisministri Dr Michael Spindelegger´iga
Meeting with Dr Michael Spindelegger, the Foreign Minister of Austria
© Erik Peinar, välisministeerium
Kohtumine Austria välisministri Dr Michael Spindelegger´iga Kohtumine Austria välisministri Dr Michael Spindelegger´iga

24.08.2009

At the meeting, the future of Europe and the Treaty of Lisbon were discussed at length. “The Treaty of Lisbon is extremely important for the future of the European Union and all of Europe,” the Estonian Head of State said. On Monday in Kadriorg, President Toomas Hendrik Ilves met with the Austrian Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger, who is on an official visit to Estonia.

At the meeting, the future of Europe and the Treaty of Lisbon were discussed at length. “The Treaty of Lisbon is extremely important for the future of the European Union and all of Europe; luckily I am more optimistic regarding its passage than I was a year ago,” the Estonian Head of State said.

President Ilves and Foreign Minister Spindelegger also spoke about energy security as one of the key issues for the political and economic security of countries, as well as the relations between the European Union and Russia.

The global economic crisis was also discussed at the meeting, in which regard the Estonian Head of State stressed the need for decisiveness on part of all countries affected by the recession and the rejection of incomplete solutions in order to overcome the crisis.


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