Foreign Minister Paet Met with Danish Minister of Culture Per Stig Møller

27.04.2010

During his meeting with Danish Minister of Culture and former foreign minister Per Stig Møller, Foreign Minister Urmas Paet talked about Tallinn’s preparations for its year as European Capital of Culture. The two ministers also addressed Estonia-Denmark bilateral relations and discussed opportunities for advancing cultural co-operation.

Foreign Minister Urmas Paet introduced Tallinn’s Capital of Culture projects to the Danish cultural minister during their meeting. The foreign minister stated that Tallinn being the European Capital of Culture in 2011 is an important event for all of Estonia. “This is a good opportunity for Tallinn as well as all of Estonia to introduce our country and our culture,” said Paet.

Paet and Møller confirmed that bilateral relations between Estonia and Denmark are undeniably good and close. The foreign minister brought up the vital role that the Danish Cultural Institute in Tallinn plays in maintaining and developing Danish-Estonian cultural ties.

Today President Toomas Hendrik Ilves presented Danish Minister of Culture Per Stig Møller with the Order of the Cross of Terra Marianna I Class.

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