President Rüütel underlined the importance of the visit, as it is the first time in history for the US sitting head of state to visit Estonia. “I have met with President Bush several times and we have always had very pleasant discussions. Estonia highly values those long-term and close partnership relations that link us with the United States of America. I believe that the visit of President Bush will create additional opportunities for further broadening of bilateral relations between the two countries and for multilateral cooperation in various fields, including cooperation as NATO allies, but also cooperation for strengthening democracy in other states,” the Head of Estonian state remarked.
Public Relations Department of the Office of the President
Kadriorg, September 7, 2006
