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The Estonian presidency report states that the leaders of the three Baltic states intended to discuss cooperation in the European Union, regional security, environmental problems and the lessons learned during the pandemic.
The Estonian Presidency recalls that the meeting of the Presidents of the Baltic States is an annual tradition, beginning in 1991, Part. The traditional meeting is organized by the country that holds the presidency of the Baltic cooperation. This year, the priorities for Baltic cooperation are regional security, cyber cooperation, communications, climate change and environmental issues.
June 25 A formal welcoming ceremony, a presidential meeting and a press conference will already take place in the central square of Kuressaare. The presidents of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania had to plant trees in the Kuressaare castle park, and the tables were already set. Later The meeting takes place in Kuressaare to highlight local tourism in the Baltic countries and invite people to discover beautiful places in all three countries this summer.
Advisor to G. Nausėda: there was no agreement on the Astravas nuclear power plant
G. Nausėda’s spokesman, Antanas Bubnelis Delfi, said that it had been decided to cancel the meeting because the Baltic ministers had not reached an agreement on the purchase of electricity from the Astrava nuclear power plant.
“The tripartite meeting of the Baltic leaders has been planned for a long time and the agenda has been agreed. It covered various topics: security in the Baltic region, measures to combat the effects of the pandemic and the EU agenda. Among the topics Also to be considered were energy security and the non-purchase of electricity from the insecure Astrava nuclear power plant.
Before the meeting of the Baltic leaders, the energy or economy ministers did not reach a tripartite agreement on a renewed methodology for electricity trade with third countries, “it is written. Delphi in the answers provided by A. Bubnel.
On Thursday, serious changes to G.Nausėda’s team were announced: the President’s Chief Advisory Officer on National Security, former Commander of the Armed Forces Jonas Vytautas Žukas and the Head of the Education, Science and Culture Group Sonata Šulcė.
“The decision is quite difficult to explain”
Tomas Janeliūnas, professor and political scientist at the Vilnius University Institute of International Relations and Political Science (VU TSPMI), called G. Nausėda’s refusal to go to the meeting “a rather difficult explanation”.
“It seems that there are no very visible internal games or internal efforts in the political game. Apparently, the president is reacting with an action that should show some determination on his part, this is how he sees the situation.
Photo by Julius Kalinskas / 15min / Tomas Janeliūnas
As there is probably no step towards a compromise on the part of Latvia, and Estonia is relatively neutral on this issue, we can see that so far there is no unity between the Baltic countries over Astrava. And this (the decision not to go to the meeting – ed.) Is perhaps a rare but diplomatic decision, to demonstrate that it is very important for Lithuania. ” 15 minutes T. Janeliūnas said.
According to the political scientist, the decision not to go to the agreed visit is a “strong enough signal”.
“It is difficult to guess whether such signals contribute to the search for compromises. They are probably intended to communicate a sufficiently clear and irreplaceable position, and from that position they try to continue defending their interests and try to see how the partners will react to it,” said the political scientist.
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