100 Years of Diplomatic Relations: Estonia and the United Kingdom

On 26th January 2021, it will be 100 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between Estonia and the United Kingdom.
To mark the occasion, a special webinar 100 Years of Diplomatic Relations: Estonia and the United Kingdom is organised by the Centre for Geopolitics at Cambridge University and the University of Tartu, in collaboration with the Estonian Embassy in London, the British Embassy in Tallinn and the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Centenary message from the Rt Hon Boris Johnson, MP, Prime Minister

Participants:
Moderator: The Rt Hon Charles Clarke, former Home Secretary
Patrick Salmon, Chief historian at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and an expert on Britain's relationship with the Baltic
Kaarel Piirimäe, Associate professor at the Institute of History and Archaeology, University of Tartu and a senior research fellow at the Estonian War Museum
Märt Volmer, Undersecretary for European Affairs at the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Rt Hon Wendy Morton MP, Minister for European Neighbourhood and the Americas at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
HE Mrs Theresa Bubbear, British Ambassador to Estonia
HE Ms Tiina Intelmann, Estonian Ambassador to the UK

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In my opinion it’s time to let Estonia be a nice small Nordic country. Estonia very deserves to be a Nordic country, because Estonia has done a lot of work, we have many smart people, we are good at digital things, we have northern lights and we are very similar to Finland and other Nordic countries like: Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland and Greenland. We are not similar to Latvia and Lithuania and the other Eastern Europe countries. It’s time to stop calling Estonia Eastern Europe country and Baltic country and forget all this terrible, rude and mean Soviet times. Let’s just stop this Eastern Europe and Soviet stigma thing and let Estonia turn the new page and let them be a normal small Nordic country next to Sweden and Finland!!! Estonians call themselves the Nordic country and many other people and tourists had also said that Estonia should be a Nordic country, because Estonian people are Finnic people not Balts and we are more similar to Scandinavia. Yes many people had agreed with that Estonia must belong to the Nordic group and seperate from Latvia and Lithuania. They don’t even need these countries, because Estonians communicate more with Finns and other Scandinavian countries. Estonia will be a very good partner for the other Nordic countries. We will do a very great work and we will be very strong!!!☺️🙏