The Prime Minister of Estonia considers safe, the presence of U.S. troops
Nikolai Dashkevich. Prime Minister of Estonia Taavi R?ivas said at the meeting on the last working day of the week with a U.S. Senate delegation led by John McCain that his country appreciates the Military presence of U.S. troops in the Baltic region and thinks it's a key factor for security guarantees.
U.S. senators on the last working day of the week completed a working Visit to Tallinn. The delegation also includes Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse and Republican John Barrasso. The visit to Estonia - part of a European tour, during which they also visit Norway, Sweden and Latvia.
"The military presence of allies from both the United States and Europe - a matter of trust and is the guarantor of stability in our region ", - quotes the Mayor, the press service of the government.
The parties also stressed that at this point it is important to monitor the situation in Ukraine, " where the events of recent weeks is cause for concern ".
The Ukrainian authorities began in April last year in the Donbass military operation against dissatisfied with the coup d'etat of residents of the region. According to the summary data of the UN, the victims of the conflict began more than 6, 8 thousand people. The settlement of the situation in the Donbass is discussed, as well as among them, during meetings in Minsk contact group, which since September of last year already took 3 of the document governing the steps to de-escalate the conflict.
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