A slow but promising beginning in Tallinn: Russian-Estonian commission holds first meeting

  • 1998-12-10
  • Rebecca Santana
TALLINN - There were no landmark agreements between Russia and Estonia at the first high level meeting between the two countries since the fall of the Soviet Union.But participants said the two sides' willingness to finally stage the long-awaited meeting was a small victory in itself, and hailed the meeting as a huge step forward for Estonian-Russian relations."The work was in a very open, honest environment," said Estonian Prime Minister Mart Siimann, who headed the Estonian delegation. "In not one case did we hear accusations or criticism, and this is important."On Dec. 4, at the conclusi...
 
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