OREANDA-NEWS. March 27, 2008.  Prime Minister Andrus Ansip met with Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek in Prague, and bilateral relations, energy and the impending NATO summit were discussed.

According to the Czech Prime Minister, the relations between the two countries are excellent. “We have no problems, we only have common positions and interests,” Prime Minister Ansip stated as well.

As the European Energy Forum will soon take place in Prague, the energy topic was discussed in more detail. According to the Czech Prime Minister, he understands the situation of Estonia and other Baltic States, in which the few energy connections with other Member States of the European Union have put Estonia into a special position. Both Prime Ministers shared the position that the European Union should pay more attention to supporting the energy projects of this region.

The impending NATO summit and the positions on the expansion of NATO were also discussed. Both Estonia and the Czech Republic clearly support the expansion of the Alliance and support the accession of three countries – Croatia, Albania and Macedonia, and closer cooperation of Georgia and Ukraine with NATO.

The Czech Republic will hold the Presidency of the European Union in the first half of 2009. The Prime Minister of the Czech Republic will visit Estonia in May of this year.