“I am very pleased that the new Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk is making his first foreign visit after the European Council to Tallinn. Poland is an important partner for the Baltic States, both in terms of NATO’s collective security and the region’s connectivity, but also economically. The four of us will analyse the outcomes of the European Council as well as discuss long-term support for Ukraine and regional cooperation,” said Prime Minister Kaja Kallas.
Before the start of Sunday’s meeting, the prime ministers will hold a joint press moment at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1 Islandi Square). The press moment will be held in English, with simultaneous interpretation into Estonian, and will also be streamed live on the website and YouTube channel of the Estonian government:
Estonian: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojIEJQaZ7Zw
English: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onVhWhhuOY4
Photographers and videographers will be able to capture the arrival of the prime ministers at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a joint photo. To do so, please arrive no later than at 5.35 p.m. You can enter via the guest entrance of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Lauteri Street.
The joint press conference will start approximately at 6.15.p.m., and journalists interested in attending are asked to arrive at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs no later than at 5.35. p.m. Contact for the media on site: Jevgenia Värä, Media Advisor to the Government, phone +372 5254377.
After the end of the press conference, the prime ministers will head to Stenbock House for a working dinner.
On Monday morning, the three Baltic prime ministers will continue the discussion. The media will be able to photograph and film the start of the meeting by arriving at Stenbock House (3 Rahukohtu Street) no later than at 8.55 a.m.
The prime ministers will present the results of the debate to the press in the atrium of the KUMU Art Museum (1 Valge Street) at 10.45 a.m. The heads of government will communicate with the media in English, with no translation or live broadcast. After their meeting with journalists, the prime ministers will visit the exhibition Unframed by three female Baltic artists: Malle Leis (1940–2017), Maija Tabaka (1939), and Marija Teresė Rožanskaitė (1933–2007). The media will be able to photograph and film the first minutes of the exhibition visit. (Flash photography is prohibited in the exhibition hall).
Journalists interested in the programme at KUMU are kindly requested to be present at the latest at 10.25. You can enter KUMU via the entrance to the courtyard. Media contact on site: Jane-Liina Liiv, Media Advisor to the Government, phone +372 5253070.
To cover the events, journalists are asked to fill in an accreditation form by 3 p.m. on Friday, 15 December. Please bring an identity document to the meetings.
If the programme changes shortly before the start of the visit, we will keep the accredited media informed. For more information, please contact: Jevgenia Värä, Media Advisor to the Government, phone +372 5254377, [email protected].