Foreign Minister Liimets attends the high-level opening week of the UN General Assembly

From 20 to 24 September, Foreign Minister Eva-Maria Liimets attends the opening week of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly that brings together heads of state and government, ministers and representatives of international organisations from across the world.

The United Nations was founded 76 years ago to uphold international peace and security, protect human rights and encourage global economic and social development. "The UN's role remains crucial in meeting global challenges in today's restless world. This is why I am glad to attend several discussions to find common solutions to these concerns and address the key topics of global politics at bilateral meetings with colleagues from more distant countries," Foreign Minister Liimets said.

"Estonia has always prioritised standing up for the security of our region but we also understand how crises elsewhere affect our region. This is why we are underlining that a small state can be a respected participant and initiator on the international arena - we have emphatically demonstrated this as an elected member of the UN Security Council. For example, last week, together with Norway, we successfully completed the negotiations on the extension of the mandate of the UN's Afghanistan mission - the resolution was adopted with 15 votes in favour. I must also mention that Estonia was the first to introduce cybersecurity into the official agenda of the UN Security Council."

Due to the pandemic, several meetings are held virtually.

Read more about the 76th session of the UN General Assembly: https://www.un.org/en/ga/

Additional information:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia
Communication Department
[email protected]

The foreign minister's schedule

Yesterday 19 September, Foreign Minister Liimets attended a reception of the Estonian community at the Estonian House in New York, and presented the Order of Merit to Jenik Radon and a letter of appreciation to Mimi Daitz.

The foreign minister will have bilateral meetings and discussions with representatives of various countries. They include the ministers of Bahrain, Belarus, Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, Georgia, Kosovo, Rwanda, Serbia and United Arab Emirates, and representatives of the Syrian opposition and the delegation of the American Jewish Committee, as well as Virginia Gamba, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the UN.

20.09 Meeting of EU foreign affairs ministers on Afghanistan

22.09 The foreign minister represents Estonia at the session marking the 76th anniversary of the UN

22.09 - Baltic ministers meet with the secretary-general of the UN with a special focus on Belarus
- A working lunch on Afghanistan organised by Denmark and the International Peace Institute think tank
- Estonia's national statement by the President of Estonia Kersti Kaljulaid
- Informal dialogue of the UN Security Council on the cooperation between the UN Security Council and the Arab League

23.09 - Informal meeting of the ministerial network of the International Criminal Court
- Meeting on the protection of children in armed conflict during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Ministerial meeting of the Alliance for Multilateralism
- Dinner of the informal network of female foreign ministers

24.09 Ministerial meeting of the Coalition on Information and Democracy

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