Estonian Embassy’s Reception for the Estonian Independence Day
Each year on February 24th, Estonia celebrates the most important public holiday: the Independence Day of Estonia (Eesti Vabariigi aastapä ev). This date commemorates the day when the Estonian Declaration of Independence was adopted in Tallinn in 1918.
Celebrating the 99th anniversary of Estonian Independence, the ambassador of Estonia in Latvia Tõnis Nirk organized a reception on February 9th.
The President of Estonia Kersti Kaljulaida, the Speaker of Saiema, deputies, public officials, diplomats, entrepreneurs, representatives of the Estonian community in Latvia attended the reception.
In their welcoming speeches, the President of Estonia and the Speaker of Saiema highlighted the common grounds and ways that these two countries have in a mutually beneficial cooperation as well as in the development and strengthen of the European Union.
The Ambassador of Estonia Tõnis Nirk proposed a toast for the forthcoming Independence Day of Estonia and wished the people of both countries happiness and success.