The head of state will be holding a bilateral meeting with his Irish counterpart Michael Higgins to discuss Estonian-Irish relations, European security, continued support for Ukraine and pressuring Russia to end the war.
President Karis’ wife Sirje Karis will be taking part in the programme for the spouses of the heads of state attending the Arraiolos Group meeting.
The Arraiolos Group is the name given to a series of informal meetings which started in 2003 and are attended by heads of state who are not involved in the work of the European Council. This year’s meeting, the 18th in the series, is being attended by the heads of state of Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Malta, Poland, Portugal and Slovenia They are being hosted by President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa of Portugal.
President Karis will be returning to Estonia on Saturday.
