Buzek feliciteert Estse president met herverkiezing (en)

Met dank overgenomen van M. (Martin) Schulz i, gepubliceerd op maandag 29 augustus 2011.

The President of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek i made the following statement congratulating Toomas Hendrik Ilves for his-re-election as President of Estonia for a further five years.

"I congratulate Toomas Ilves i on his re-election as President of Estonia.

President Ilves is widely respected and has been a distinguished President of Estonia. President Ilves is a true European and I look forward to continuing working with him. Estonia has recently celebrated its 20th anniversary of regaining its independence and is a valued Member of the EU, NATO and the euro area.

I am positive that President Ilves, over the next five years, will continue to ensure that Estonia is well represented both in the EU and in the wider international community."

Note to Editors:

President Toomas Hendrik Ilves was a Member of the European Parliament from May 2004 until October 2006 and Vice-Chair of the European Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee before being elected President of Estonia.