Programs and Events 2009
U.S. Congressional Delegation in Tallinn
On April 14, Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip welcomed the US Congressional Delegation that is on an introductory visit to Estonia, with whom, in addition to financial and economic issues, topics related to security and the relations between the two countries were discussed. The US Congressional Delegation praised Estonia for its contribution to common missions and declared continued support for Estonia.
The Prime Minister stated that the regular visits of high-level delegations show the support of the USA for Estonia and express the great relations between the two states. "The United States of America did not recognise the Soviet occupation, and supported Estonia both during the regaining of independence and at striving towards NATO membership," the Prime Minister declared. "Now we are great partners in the field of security. Cooperation in NATO has been a success, joint contributions have been made for ensuring peace in the crisis areas of the world and the establishment of a civil society," Prime Minister Ansip said.
It was jointly stressed that only shared values can be the basis for trusting cooperation. The Prime Minister declared that the statement by US President Barack Obama, regarding the superiority of the NATO common defence principle, is an extremely important declaration from the viewpoint of the security structure of both Estonia and the world.
The Prime Minister also introduced the information system of the government sessions and the public e-services of Estonia to the guests. The US Congressional Delegation visiting Estonia is led by Shelley Berkley, the Prime Minister also met with: Virginia Foxx; Phil Gingrey; Paul Kanjorski; Ron Klein; John Carter and Steve Cohen.
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