November 11, Foreign Minister Urmas Paet had a telephone conversation with Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, Sergei Lavrov.
Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov called to express his regrets in connection with the refusal to grant a visa to the Estonian Foreign Minister. According to Foreign Minister Lavrov the misunderstanding came about due to internal procedures. He affirmed that it was a technical issue, not a political one.
Foreign Minister Paet also expressed his regret over the given situation. “It is unfortunate that we lost a good opportunity to discuss important issues for the EU and Russia,” said Paet.
The Russian Foreign Minister made a proposal to have a bilateral meeting during the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Summit in Ljubljana on 5-6 December 2005.
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Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov called to express his regrets in connection with the refusal to grant a visa to the Estonian Foreign Minister. According to Foreign Minister Lavrov the misunderstanding came about due to internal procedures. He affirmed that it was a technical issue, not a political one.
Foreign Minister Paet also expressed his regret over the given situation. “It is unfortunate that we lost a good opportunity to discuss important issues for the EU and Russia,” said Paet.
The Russian Foreign Minister made a proposal to have a bilateral meeting during the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Summit in Ljubljana on 5-6 December 2005.
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(+372) 6 377 654
(+372) 50 94 645
[email protected]