Representatives of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassadors of other countries residing in Berlin, the Mayor of Berlin and representatives of the municipal government, local Estonians and Baltic Germans, as well as the Estonian architects and builders who had renovated the building had been asked to attend the opening ceremony.
In his address, President Meri confirmed the continuity of Estonias foreign policy priorities: Estonias wish and readiness to accede to the European Union and NATO; he also recalled his childhood, and his first steps on the path to education that had once started from the same building.
Also Gunter Pleuger, State Secretary of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs, spoke at the opening.
Press Service of the Office of the President
Kadriorg, September 27, 2001
