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The President of the Republic participated in a forum of heads of state in Ukraine
02.12.2005


President Arnold Rüütel met with the President of Ukraine, Viktor Jushchenko, today in Kiev and participated in a forum of the heads of state of the countries of the Baltic Sea, the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea region, where also the presidents of Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Romania and Moldova participated.

In his speech delivered today at the forum of the heads of state of the countries of the Baltic Sea, the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea region, President Rüütel said that the supreme goal of any state should be protection of interests and well being of its people. "I am confident that this goal can be achieved through commitment to the development of civil society, guaranteeing of human rights and freedoms, and rule of law," the Head of Estonian State said.

"Estonia feels deep satisfaction over the progress made by Ukraine. We are always ready to support your reform processes to such extent and in a way that our experience is needed and applicable. We are ready to facilitate the development of democracy in Ukraine and the strengthening of relations with the European Union. It is essential that we treat Ukraine, but also Moldova, Georgia and even Belarus as independent states, respecting their foreign policy choices, and not look at them through the prism of Russia's interests," the President of the Republic stated.

At the meeting with the President of Ukraine, the current situation of bilateral relations was discussed and it was found that both sides are actively interested in developing further contacts. President Rüütel confirmed the readiness of Estonia to support the reform process in Ukraine by sharing its experiences.

The President of the Republic will arrive back in Estonia from his working visit tonight.

The full text of the speech delivered by the President of the Republic at the forum in Kiev is available at: www.president.ee.


Public Relations Unit of the Office of the President
Kadriorg, December 2, 2005


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