Estonia

Daughter-Father Find Each Other After 27 Years

admin_huliq — Fri, 30 May 2008 09:29:39 -0500

Black eyed, black haired, dark skinned Estonian Anna-Kaisa had never seen her father. She only knew her father is an Armenian from Noyemberyan region, his name is Manvel Khachikyan and he is 49 year old. She knew just this much when she came to Armenia and found her father having never seen him in 27 years.

Estonia considers joining adapted CFE before Russian moratorium

Dinka — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 09:18:49 -0600

Estonia's government decided on Thursday to set up a commission on joining the adapted Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty before Russia's moratorium comes in force on December 12.

Economics professor comments on tourism in Estonia

admin_huliq — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 20:57:24 -0600

Professor Douglas K Peterson writes that Estonia has so many more opportunities to be successful in quick-developing sectors like tourism, shipping and IT.

Estonia suggests visa-free regime to Armenia

harminka — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 13:55:13 -0500

Estonia suggests a visa-free regime to Armenia. Narod.ru reports that the suggestion was made during the meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Estonia Vartan Oskanian and Urmas Paet in Brussels.

Activists to rally for release of protesters in Tallinn

Dinka — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 10:04:47 -0500

Ethnic Russian activists will stage rallies Tuesday and Thursday in Estonia's capital calling for the release of two group members arrested in April for protesting against the removal of a Soviet war memorial.

Estonia reburies exhumed remains of eight Soviet soldiers

Dinka — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 09:25:12 -0500

Estonia on Tuesday reburied the remains of eight Soviet soldiers exhumed from a war grave - a move that had sparked riots in April and infuriated neighboring Russia.

Estonian scientists propose underwater nuclear reactor project

Dinka — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 12:23:52 -0500

The Estonian Maritime Academy has developed a project to construct an underwater nuclear reactor off the Baltic Sea coast, a local newspaper said Wednesday.

Estonian foreign minister blames Russia for frosty relations

Dinka — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:25:58 -0500

The chilly relations between Russia and Estonia showed no signs of thawing Wednesday after the first high-level meeting between the two countries following a bitter dispute over a Soviet monument in the Estonian capital.

Beckham eases pressure on McClaren with masterful display

Dinka — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 11:06:03 -0500

A David Beckham-inspired England eased the pressure on manager Steve McClaren this morning with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Estonia in their Euro 2008 qualifier in Tallinn.

U.S. House Expresses Support For Estonia

Dinka — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 10:27:59 -0500

The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed a resolution supporting Estonia amid tension with Russia since the removal in April of a monument commemorating a Red Army victory in World War II.

Estonian Leader Says Russian Isolation An Option

Dinka — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 09:43:26 -0500

Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves says the "principled selective isolation" of Russia should be an option for dealing with Russian actions that threaten democracy.

Estonia: Attacks Seen As First Case Of 'Cyberwar'

Dinka — Wed, 30 May 2007 11:59:10 -0500

For almost a month, Estonia has been subject to massive and coordinated cyberattacks on websites run by the government, banks, telecommunications companies, Internet service providers, and media outlets.