Suursaadik Soomes: peale pühapäevaseid valimisi võib Soome valitsuse otsustusjulgus tõusta
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The virtual 17+1 summit between China and 17 Eastern and Central European countries that will take place on February 9 will see Minister of Foreign Affairs Eva-Maria Liimets represent Estonia. Politico notes that Estonia and Lithuania are expressing their disinclination through only sending foreign ministers to the high-level summit. We have informed the representative of the People s Republic of China that Estonia will be represented by the foreign minister, Angelika Lebedev, media adviser for the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told ERR. She added that the summit will be held virtually on Tuesday, February 9. We can say today that Lithuania will not be represented on the level of the president or prime minister, a press officer for Lithuania s EU representation told Politico.
If former Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu (Isamaa) expressed doubt in terms of Estonia attending an upcoming summit of China and 17 Eastern European states, his successor Eva-Maria Liimets said that Estonia will attend the meeting. We will definitely be present for the meeting, while it still needs to be decided in what form, Liimets told the Vikerhommik radio show on Thursday. The minister pointed out that the new government has only just taken office.
Asked whether Estonia s participation could be affected by the Belarusian leader Aleksandr Lukashenko s potential attendance as an observer even though the EU does not recognize him as the legitimate president of Belarus, Liimets replied: The partnership with China includes 17 Central and Eastern European countries. Observers are not a topic we have deemed important enough to discuss at this time.