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Estonia has not decided on its future participation in China s 17+1 format, Minister of Foreign Affairs Eva-Maria Liimets (Center) said on Sunday. Lithuania has quit the forum and several Estonian politicians have urged Estonia to do the same.
Commenting to ERR, Liimets said: Estonia has not made a decision on further participation in the 17 + 1 format.
She reiterated that Estonia is guided by its security interests and values in its relations with China. We are cooperating with China in various fields, but we have really reduced our participation in the 17+1 format. For example, at the meeting in February, Estonia was represented by the foreign minister instead of the prime minister, Liimets said.
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Estonian formin to attend EU ministers meeting in Brussels 2021-05-10
Photo: Eva-Maria Liimets
TALLINN - Estonian Foreign Minister Eva-Maria Liimets will be in Brussels on Monday and Tuesday to take part in the meetings of the Foreign Affairs Council and the General Affairs Council of the European Union.
Monday s meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council will focus on advancing EU-US relations and developments in the Western Balkans. The foreign ministers will discuss, among other things, matters related to the Afghan peace process, the negotiations on the Iran nuclear deal, and Russia and Belarus as topical issues, spokespeople for the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
A Russian Federation aircraft violated the Estonian airspace border on Friday (May 7) morning, the second time in three days.
The plane, an Ilyushin Il-96 airliner, entered Estonian airspace over Vaindloo Island in the Gulf of Finland area without permission. The plane stayed in Estonian airspace for less than a minute.
The transponder of the aircraft was switched on, but the aircraft did not have a flight plan and at the time of the violation there was no two-way radio communication with the Estonian air traffic service.
On Friday, the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Russian ambassador to Estonia Alexander Petrov and handed over a note. The ministry also handed a note to the ambassador on Wednesday after the first violation.