Programme booklet in PDF format.

In memoriam LAAS LEIVAT March 15, 1941, Hiiumaa – January 19, 2024, Toronto Laas Leivat, an Estonian activist and Honorary Consul General of the Republic of Estonia, passed away in Toronto on January 19, 2024. As an Honorary Consul, he had an excellent opportunity to connect his work and passion. Laas Leivat dedicated his life…

Estonian World Council Statement on Russia’s Escalation of Aggression against Ukraine February 22, 2022 Russian president Putin’s order to “recognize” as independent and send “peacekeepers” into the Russian-occupied territories of Donetsk and Lugansk in eastern Ukraine is a serious violation of international law and an escalation of Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine. Putin’s February 21st…

On Saturday 27 November, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs held the second virtual forum for Global Estonians. The forum looked at the life of Estonian communities abroad, presented the preliminary results of the great diaspora survey and explored the global Estonian diaspora in general. “I am very glad that we are continuing the tradition of…

The Estonian World Council, representing organized Estonians in United States of America, Canada, Sweden, Germany, United Kingdom, Australia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Ukraine and the Czech republic, strongly supports the recent joint statement of November 8, 2021, by the Chairmen of the Foreign Affairs Committees of the parliaments of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, where they…

Dear Estonians all over the world, You are cordially invited to follow the first virtual forum for Global Estonians. The virtual forum is now available for subsequent viewing. At the forum, we present the plans and activities of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Global Estonians and the results of the survey conducted in October….