The President of the Republic met senators of the United States of America 27.05.2001President Lennart Meri received US Senators Gordon Smith of Oregon, Paul S. Sarbanes and Barbara Mikulski of Maryland, Richard Durbin of Illinois and George V. Voinovich of Ohio Sunday morning in Kadriorg.
Also present were US Ambassador in Estonia Melissa Wells, Estonian Ambassador in the United States Sven Jürgenson and Estonian Minister of Defence Jüri Luik.
The main subject of discussion was Estonia's aim of joining NATO. All participants expressed their support to the accession of the Baltic states in NATO. President Meri stressed that Estonia has very good co-operation with its Baltic neighbours, especially in defence policies. He emphasised that Estonia wishes to join NATO because we believe in and share the common values of the NATO allies, as has been proved by the Estonian troops' active participation in the peace mission in the Balkans.
The participants also discussed the United States' relations with the European Union and the developments in Russia.
Press Service of the Office of the President
Kadriorg, May 27, 2001
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