Toast by the President of the Republic
at the official dinner
hosted in honour of the Prime Minister of
Estonia
Dear Taavi,
Members of the Estonian delegation,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I would like to extend once again, a
very warm welcome to His Excellency Prime Minister Roivas and the Estonian
delegation.
As I have already made remarks to the
Press, I am going to keep this toast very brief.
It is both an honour and a pleasure to
host you in Cyprus, particularly given that this is your first official visit to
my country, and indeed the first official visit by an Estonian Prime Minister to
the Republic of Cyprus.
Cyprus and Estonia share many
similarities. We are both small European countries. However, our respective
strategic locations allow us to play a leading role in the EU and even beyond.
Our bilateral ties are at an excellent
level, but there is certainly room to expand and deepen our mutually beneficial
cooperation. We are already working towards a more strategic and comprehensive
relationship with Estonia in several fields, including e-governance and ICT,
trade and investments, as well as within the tourism and maritime
industries.
Your visit here today, Mr Prime
Minister, and the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on E-Governance and Information and Communication
Technologies, bear witness to the ever closer partnership that is
developing between our countries, together with our joint commitment to further
enhance our cooperation.
With this in mind I propose a toast to
the wellbeing of the Prime Minister Roivas, his delegation, the people of
Estonia and to the further development of Cyprus - Estonia relations. And now,
ladies and gentlemen, please raise your glasses.
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