
Veikko Kala
@veikkokala
Ambassador of Estonia to Israel, Formerly Prime Minister's foreign policy advisor, DHoM in Moscow, Father of three daughters (Abu el Banat)
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https://telaviv.mfa.ee/ 26-09-2022 18:25:57
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#Estonia takes note of the arrest warrants of the Int'l Criminal Court which ๐ช๐ช is a state party to. Upholding the international order based on international law and rules is important to us. At the same time, we are sceptical they'll contribute to a lasting peace in the Middle East.





Started my visit to Israel with meeting Office of the President of Israel ืืฆืืง ืืจืฆืื Isaac Herzog. Talked about bilateral relations, security situation in the region & conflict resolution. Lasting peace requires commitment from everyone. I call for urgent release of all the hostages!




In a call with my ๐ฎ๐ฑ colleague Gideon Sa'ar | ืืืขืื ืกืขืจ we discussed global security challenges, including Russia's war in Ukraine, situation in Middle East. I expressed my concern about the conflict in Gaza. Looking forward to deepening ๐ช๐ช๐ค๐ฎ๐ฑ relations.


I am truly appalled by yesterdayโs attack in Washington, DC, which killed two Israeli Embassy staff members outside an American Jewish Committee event. I condemn this heinous act of antisemitic violence in the strongest possible terms. My heart goes out to the families & loved ones of the

During ๐ช๐ชโ๐ฎ๐ฑ visit, Minister ๐๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ซ๐จ explored #CivilProtection solutions, incl. shelters & alert systems. He joined the conference ๐๐ค๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐ค๐ง๐ฉ, ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐๐ฉ on digital threats & visited Yad Vashem โ reaffirming shared values.



Yesterday, an Estonian citizen was safely evacuated from Israel & is now en route back home. This marks a historic first in ๐ช๐ช๐บ๐ฆ evacuation cooperation. Huge thank you to Andrii Sybiha ๐บ๐ฆ & all the Ukrainian diplomats in Israel for your incredible support in making this possible.

Today in Tallinn, I met Israeli FM Gideon Sa'ar | ืืืขืื ืกืขืจ on his first official visit to ๐ช๐ช. Israelโs decision to open an embassy in Tallinn is historic โ a major step forward in ๐ช๐ช๐ฎ๐ฑ ties, boosting cooperation in security, innovation & tech. We discussed Russiaโs war in Ukraine,