Alar Karis heads to Riga and Helsinki for his first foreign working visit as President of the Republic in order to meet President of Latvia Egils Levits and President of Finland Sauli Niinistö.
According to Foreign Policy Adviser to the President Celia Kuningas-Saagpakk, President Alar Karis’ first foreign visit will take him to Estonia’s near neighbours Latvia and Finland to affirm the continuation of the close communication to date. “We have a strong historical friendship with Latvia and Finland and cooperate closely in the European Union, NATO and on a broader scale,” said Kuningas-Saagpakk. “The presidents will discuss topics currently relevant to the European Union and the coronavirus crisis, opportunities for closer cooperation and matters pertaining to regional security.”
Tomorrow morning President Karis will meet President of Latvia Egils Levits. This will be followed by a joint press conference.
President Karis is also planning on visiting the Estonian Embassy in Riga and giving an interview for Latvian television and to Ir Magazine.
In the afternoon, President Karis will be in Helsinki, where he will meet President of Finland Sauli Niinistö. After the meeting, presidents Karis and Niinistö will hold a joint press conference, which will be broadcasted live at presidentti.videosync.fi/live.
President Karis is planning to visit the newly renovated Estonian Embassy and give an interview to Helsingin Sanomat.
President Karis will return to Estonia on Thursday evening.
