FM to be decorated in Estonia today

Minister for Foreign Affairs Timo Soini has been awarded an Estonian State decoration to be conferred to him on Friday.

The decoration will be conferred the decoration at Laulasmaa near Tallinn when Soini will meet the President and the Foreign Minister of Estonia, said an official press release.

The Finnish Foreign Minister has been awarded a decoration of the II class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (Maarjamaa Risti teenetemärk) by the President of Estonia.

On the eve of Estonia's Independence Day, Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid will confer decorations to 112 individuals.

"The decoration is naturally a big honour. The relations between Finland and Estonia have become stronger in the recent years. Estonia is a very important neighbour and partner for us," Soini said.

Soini will also hold bilateral discussions with Estonia's President Kersti Kaljulaid and with Minister of Foreign Affairs Sven Mikser.

They will discuss the bilateral relations between the two neighbouring countries, topical international questions, and security in the Baltic Sea.