Italy's secretary of state for foreign affairs to come to Estonia Thursday
21.01.2009
TALLINN, Jan 21, BNS - The Italian secretary of state for foreign affairs, Alfredo Mantica, is about to visit Estonia from Jan. 22-23, spokespeople for the Estonian Foreign Ministry said.
Mantica has meetings scheduled with Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet, Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Harri Tiido, and political director of the Foreign Ministry Clyde Kull.
The topics of discussion will primarily be related to bilateral relations, but will also include European Union enlargement, European Neighborhood Policy and Eastern Partnership, and the Mediterranean Union.
Other topics to be addressed are European security and energy policy, Italy's presidency of the G8, and issues in the Middle East, the spokespeople added.
