Estonian Foreign Minister: [We] will never recognise occupation of Akhazia, South Ossetia
Foreign Ministers of Georgia and Estonia held a phone conversation on May 3. Photo: Embassy of Georgia to the Republic of Estonia/Facebook
Tweet 
Share
“Abkhazia and South Ossetia are an inseparable part of Georgia and this must be respected”, the the newly-appointed Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu said.
Estonia will never recognise the occupation of these territories,” he told his Georgian counterpart Foreign Minister Davit Zalkaliani during a phone conversation yesterday.
Both ministers reaffirmed that the relations between their countries “are good and their friendship remains strong”, the Estonian foregn ministry reported.
FM Reinsalu also said that Estonia and Georgia "are very close partners" and they "enjoy great cooperation in nearly all areas".
We continue to firmly support Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic integration, including by sharing our own experiences with carrying out reforms,” he further stated.
FM Zalkaliani congratulated his Estonian counterpart on his recent appointment as a foreign minister and thanked him for supporting Georgia.
The foreign ministers will have a chance to meet for the first time at the high-level Eastern Partnership conference held in Brussels on 14 May, which is dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the Eastern Partnership.