President Alar Karis, Polish President Andrzej Duda and Latvian President Egils Levits will take part in a panel discussion of the presidents of the Three Seas countries within the scope of the Davis Economic Forum, focusing on the future of the Three Seas Initiative and how it can contribute to European security.
In the panel discussion focusing on the European Union’s neighbourhood, President Karis will discuss the future of the European Neighbourhood Policy in the light of Russia’s aggression in Ukraine with Moldovan Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilița, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg.
The President of the Republic will attend a lunch meeting on foreign policy with American journalist and senior editor of the Washington Post Lally Weymouth. It will also be attended by top politicians, opinion leaders and international business leaders from Europe and the wider world. In the debate, President Karis will focus on the changes in Europe’s security and on Russia.
During the Economic Forum, the Head of State will meet with major international companies, such as Google’s Jigsaw and Coursera. President Karis will also meet Klaus Schwab, founder and CEO of the World Economic Forum, in Davos.
The Estonian Head of State is also scheduled to hold a number of bilateral meetings, including with Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Montenegrin Prime Minister Dritan Abazović.
The World Economic Forum (WEF) is a Swiss non-profit fund that organises an annual summit in the mountain resort of Davos in eastern Switzerland. The events of the forum bring together international business leaders, the world’s top politicians, intellectuals and journalists to discuss the issues facing the world.
The Head of State will return to Estonia on Thursday evening.
