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Date : Thu, 3 Dec 2009 11:04:05 +0400 THE FMS OF RA AND ESTONIA TOUCHED UPON THE NKR ISSUE Aysor Dec 2 2009 Armenia The agenda of the Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian who was in Athens for participating in the 17th sitting of the OSCE Ministerial Council was full also with bilateral meetings.

The city earned the title by joining the UNICEF movement, which values, in addition to security and a happy environment for children, urban citizens awareness of childrenA rights.

Estonia's hopes of becoming the next European Union member state to adopt the euro as its national currency received a slight boost Monday with comments from EU Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Joaquin Almunia suggesting the Baltic state could receive an invitation to the eurozone as early as June 2010.

All together now: Cathy Ashton is congratulated by the French and Lithuanian presidents Nicolas Sarkozy and Dalia Grybauskaite.

The little-known Labour peer who emerged as the surprise choice to be Europe's first 'foreign minister' declared today that she was determined to prove she was the best person for the job.

EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - Eastern Europe is chipping away at the secretive nomination process for new EU posts created under the Lisbon Treaty, with Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves formally throwing his name into the ring on Thursday .

The Baltic News Service reported that Prime Minister Andrus Ansip told a news conference in Tallinn: 'I put forward... the name of Toomas Hendrik Ilves as a candidate fit for the position of both president and high representative for foreign policy.

Estonia moved one step closer to its goal of euro adoption on November 4 when Finance Minister Jurgen Ligi submitted a bill to the parliament paving the way for the replacement of the kroon.

Estonia's government may sell as much as a third of Eesti Energia AS , the biggest Baltic utility, to help fund an estimated 20 billion krooni of planned investments including oil-shale power plant upgrades.

The three Baltic Prime Ministers have concluded a meeting in Vilnius, Lithuania, where talks over energy issues dominated the wide-range of topics discussed.

Deputy Vice Premier of the Peoplea TMs Republic of China Zhang Dejiang will be in Estonia for an official visit from 2-3 November .

At the opening of the new Chemistry Building of the University of Tartu , Prime Minister Ansip called the day a red-letter day for Estonian science, as it would create an even better infrastructure for our education to be competitive.

The municipal elections in Estonia, which took place on the 18 of October, were won by The Centre Party, led by the current Tallinn mayor Edgar Savisaar.

Latvia and Estonia are seeking to increase their bilateral cooperation, including on energy projects.

Latviaa s government needs to pass next yeara s state budget to avoid a a oenegative reactiona from markets, European Union Monetary Affairs Commissioner Joaquin Almunia said.

" On Wednesday [14. Oct] Latvian Prime-Minister Valdis Dombrovskis is planning to visit the capital of Estonia with a formal visit.

Estonia, a former Soviet republic, has generated another anti-Russian controversy.

Riigikogu - " The government presented to the Riigikogu the draft budget for 2010, which meets the requirements of the Maastricht budget criterion.

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen will be in Estonia for an official visit on Thursday, 8 October.

Estoniaa s Prime Minister Andrus Ansip has rejected calls for a new inquiry into the 1994 Baltic sea ferry disaster that claimed 852 lives, as claims of a cover-up continue to circulate, reports news agency LETA.