Statement of the Meeting of the Presidents of Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland
18.09.2001
The Presidents of Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland met today in Tallinn at the invitation of President Lennart Meri.
The Presidents strongly condemned the barbaric acts of terrorism committed against the United States of America. They agreed that these terrorist acts were an offence against the freedom and rights of all civilized nations. The five Presidents expressed their solidarity with the United States and affirmed the determination of their countries to lend support for the battle against terrorism.
Lennart Meri
President of the Republic of Estonia
Tarja Halonen
President of the Republic of Finland
Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga
President of the Republic of Latvia
Valdas Adamkus
President of the Republic of Lithuania
Aleksander Kwaśniewski
President of the Republic of Poland
Tallinn, September 18, 2001