ESTONIAN DELEGATION FOR THE 63RD UNGA

UNCLAS TALLINN 000268 DEPT FOR EUR/PGI UNGA COORDINATOR (TESSLER) DEPT ALSO FOR IO/UNP (SUN) and P (REINEMEYER) NSC FOR MCDONALD SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PGOV UNGA MNUC PARM EN SUBJECT: ESTONIAN DELEGATION FOR THE 63RD UNGA REF: STATE 72078 ¶1. (SBU) Post has been in close contact with Veikko Kala and Tiina Krevald, UN Desk Officers at the Estonian MFA concerning the composition of the Estonian delegation to the 63RD UNGA. On July 29, Kala and Krevald informed Poloff that currently, Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves is planning on attending the General Debate and will deliver a speech on September 24 (Note: Ilves also attended the 62ND UNGA and addressed the General Assembly. End Note). President Ilves will be accompanied by his foreign policy advisor, Sven Jurgenson and two to three other persons not yet designated. A second Estonian delegation will be headed by Foreign Minister Urmas Paet, who will take part in the EU Ministerial Week September 20-26. The rest of that delegation has yet to be formed. According to Kala and Krevald, the respective delegations and travel arrangements have yet to be finalized. Post will remain in contact with the MFA and provide a full account of the delegation and travel plans as soon as possible. DECKER