Statements president http://www.president.ee/en/media/statements Tue, 04 Oct 2016 05:20:38 +0000 Joomla! 1.5 - Open Source Content Management en-gb Joint Declaration of the United States, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania from the meeting of the Presidents of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Raimonds Vejonis and Dalia Grybauskaitė with the Vice-President of the United States Joe Biden http://www.president.ee/en/media/statements/12487-joint-declaration-of-the-united-states-estonia-latvia-and-lithuania-from-the-meeting-of-the-presidents-of-estonia-latvia-and-lithuania-toomas-hendrik-ilves-raimonds-vejonis-and-dalia-grybauskait-with-the-vice-president-of-the-united-states-joe-biden http://www.president.ee/en/media/statements/12487-joint-declaration-of-the-united-states-estonia-latvia-and-lithuania-from-the-meeting-of-the-presidents-of-estonia-latvia-and-lithuania-toomas-hendrik-ilves-raimonds-vejonis-and-dalia-grybauskait-with-the-vice-president-of-the-united-states-joe-biden On the occasion of Vice President Biden's visit to Latvia, we, the United States of America, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, reaffirm our strategic alliance. Faced with an unpredictable security environment, we commit to deepening our cooperation and our efforts to ensure security and stability in the region, as part of NATO's approach to collective defense.

]]> rika.margat@vpk.ee (Rika Margat) ENG Avaldused Tue, 23 Aug 2016 13:41:56 +0000 President Ilves expressed his condolences to France http://www.president.ee/en/media/statements/11762-president-ilves-expressed-his-condolences-to-france http://www.president.ee/en/media/statements/11762-president-ilves-expressed-his-condolences-to-france I am shocked by the large-scale and coordinated terrorist attacks in Paris. This is also an attack on our fundamental values. We, together with other allies and friends, stand firmly by France and its people. We are with you in our thoughts, hope and resolve. My condolences to families and friends of the victims and to the people of France.

]]> rika.margat@vpk.ee (Rika Margat) ENG Avaldused Sat, 14 Nov 2015 08:00:32 +0000 Declaration of the President, Toomas Hendrik Ilves, following the release of Eston Kohver http://www.president.ee/en/media/statements/11588-declaration-of-the-president-toomas-hendrik-ilves-following-the-release-of-eston-kohver http://www.president.ee/en/media/statements/11588-declaration-of-the-president-toomas-hendrik-ilves-following-the-release-of-eston-kohver Today, we will remove the yellow ribbons that demonstrated our hope and support for the return home of Eston Kohver, the Estonian Internal Security Police official who was kidnapped on 5 September of last year from the territory of the Republic of Estonia.

]]> rika.margat@vpk.ee (Rika Margat) ENG Avaldused Sat, 26 Sep 2015 12:09:09 +0000 President of Estonia Toomas Hendrik Ilves following the murder of an influential Russian opposition leader, Boris Nemtsov http://www.president.ee/en/media/statements/11129-president-of-estonia-toomas-hendrik-ilves-following-the-murder-of-an-influential-russian-opposition-leader-boris-nemtsov http://www.president.ee/en/media/statements/11129-president-of-estonia-toomas-hendrik-ilves-following-the-murder-of-an-influential-russian-opposition-leader-boris-nemtsov I am shocked by the news that last night in front of the Kremlin opposition leader Boris Nemtsov former the Deputy Prime Minister of President Yeltsin, was callously murdered.

]]> rika.margat@vpk.ee (Rika Margat) ENG Avaldused Sat, 28 Feb 2015 09:28:23 +0000 Announcement by the President, Toomas Hendrik Ilves, in the wake of the death of teacher Ene Sarap in a school shooting in Viljandi http://www.president.ee/en/media/statements/10677-announcement-by-the-president-toomas-hendrik-ilves-in-the-wake-of-the-death-of-teacher-ene-sarap-in-a-school-shooting-in-viljandi http://www.president.ee/en/media/statements/10677-announcement-by-the-president-toomas-hendrik-ilves-in-the-wake-of-the-death-of-teacher-ene-sarap-in-a-school-shooting-in-viljandi I wish to express my deepest condolences to the family and next of kin of Ene Sarap, the Viljandi teacher who died tragically today, and to the Paalalinna school family in general.

]]> rika.margat@vpk.ee (Rika Margat) ENG Avaldused Mon, 27 Oct 2014 14:09:11 +0000 President Ilves' press statement after the bilateral meeting with President Obama http://www.president.ee/en/media/statements/10515-president-ilves-press-statement-after-the-bilateral-meeting-with-president-obama http://www.president.ee/en/media/statements/10515-president-ilves-press-statement-after-the-bilateral-meeting-with-president-obama To begin, I would like to welcome President Obama to Estonia. It is a pleasure and honor to receive you right before the NATO Summit. Your visit sends a strong message. We are grateful to the United States and to you personally for your leadership, commitment and support.

]]> rika.margat@vpk.ee (Rika Margat) ENG Avaldused Wed, 03 Sep 2014 13:30:51 +0000 President Ilves' press statement after the multilateral meeting http://www.president.ee/en/media/statements/10517-president-ilves-press-statement-after-the-multilateral-meeting http://www.president.ee/en/media/statements/10517-president-ilves-press-statement-after-the-multilateral-meeting It has been a pleasure and honor to host this multilateral meeting of President Obama, President Grybuskaite and President Beržins here in Tallinn today – a day before the NATO Summit. American engagement in our region's security runs deep. Twenty years ago Russian troops left the Baltic states. Ten years ago we joined NATO. We reached these historic milestones thanks to US support and leadership.

]]> rika.margat@vpk.ee (Rika Margat) ENG Avaldused Wed, 03 Sep 2014 13:30:22 +0000 Remarks to the Press by Vice President Joe Biden and President Toomas Ilves of Estonia http://www.president.ee/en/media/statements/9979-remarks-to-the-press-by-vice-president-joe-biden-and-president-toomas-ilves-of-estonia http://www.president.ee/en/media/statements/9979-remarks-to-the-press-by-vice-president-joe-biden-and-president-toomas-ilves-of-estonia Warsaw, Poland


VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN: Good afternoon, everyone. Mr. President, I was pleased to have another chance to get together with you and speak with you today, and I appreciate the fact you made the time to see me in the midst of your own state visit to Poland. I appreciate it very much. And I look forward to seeing your fellow Baltic heads of state tomorrow in Vilnius.

]]> rika.margat@vpk.ee (Rika Margat) ENG Avaldused Tue, 18 Mar 2014 16:20:41 +0000 President Toomas Hendrik Ilves’s statement http://www.president.ee/en/media/statements/9834-president-toomas-hendrik-ilvess-statement http://www.president.ee/en/media/statements/9834-president-toomas-hendrik-ilvess-statement Both sides must stop in Kyiv. Each step forward leads to new violence and victims. Those who care about the lives of their fellow-citizens and for their country's future, must find a solution to the crisis, without armored vehicles, weapons and Molotov cocktails.

]]> Katrin.Sirel@vpk.ee (Katrin Sirel) ENG Avaldused Tue, 18 Feb 2014 20:18:46 +0000 President Toomas Hendrik Ilves after the signing of border treaties between Estonia and Russia http://www.president.ee/en/media/statements/9829-president-toomas-hendrik-ilves-after-the-signing-of-border-treaties-between-estonia-and-russia http://www.president.ee/en/media/statements/9829-president-toomas-hendrik-ilves-after-the-signing-of-border-treaties-between-estonia-and-russia I welcome the signing of the border treaties between Estonia and Russia. A border agreement between neighbouring countries is something normal and self-evident in the European Union. Thus it is also normal that the consultations between Estonia and Russia, which were conducted in a professional and reasonable manner, were concluded today with the signatures of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs on the border treaties.

]]> rika.margat@vpk.ee (Rika Margat) ENG Avaldused Tue, 18 Feb 2014 09:38:29 +0000