Estonians root for Robertson

  • 1999-08-05
TALLINN (BNS) - Politicians and foreign policy observers here consider British Defense Secretary George Robertson's candidacy for NATO's secretary general job a good thing for Estonia.Harri Tiido, editor-in-chief of the Tallinn-based Kuku Radio and a long-time foreign policy commentator, said only Danish Defense Minister Hans Haekkerup would be more beneficial for Estonia, since Denmark has been a strong supporter of enlargement.Tiit Tammsaar, the head of Estonia's parliamentary defense committee, said Robertson is not a bad candidate from Estonia's point of view."But the extent to which on...
 
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