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Estonia handing over UN Security Council presidency to France

2020-06-01
BNS/TBT Staff

TALLINN – Estonia's first presidency of the UN Security Council ended on Sunday and France will be taking over the heading of the Security Council on Monday. According to Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu, Estonia successfully completed its presidenc...

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Estonian PM: COVID-19 crisis has increased importance of global cybersecurity

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