On 26 April 2021, the Secretary of State Taimar Peterkop met with survivors of the MS Estonia shipwreck and the representatives of loved ones, and briefed them on developments in the preparations for investigating new circumstances in the sinking of the MS Estonia. Rene Arikas, Head of the Estonian Safety Investigation Bureau, who participated in the meeting, introduced the timeline related to the investigation plans in more detail.
20 August marks the 30th anniversary of the restoration of independence of the Republic of Estonia, the events of which will be launched by the youth programme that starts today. The only certain common festivity taking place this summer is being prepared for August.
Romanian President Klaus Werner Iohannis will be on a two-day state visit to Estonia on Wednesday, during which he will meet with Estonian heads of state, the mayor of Tallinn and visit the e-Estonia Presentation Center and HK Unicorn Squad.
On a state visit to Kenya, President Kersti Kaljulaid met with her Kenyan counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta yesterday in Nairobi. One of their main talking points was boosting cooperation between companies from their two countries, but the heads of state also discussed cooperation in the international arena as well as environmental, educational and e-governance issues.