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President Meri had a meeting with Prime Minister Mart Laar, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Toomas Hendrik Ilves, the Minister of Defence Jüri Luik and the Commander of the Defence Forces Rear Admiral Tarmo Kõuts in Kadriorg today in order to discuss security issues after yesterday’s terrorist attacks to the World Trade Centre in New York and the Pentagon in Washington. 
President Meri kohtus täna Kadriorus peaminister Mart Laari, välisminister Toomas Hendrik Ilvese, kaitseminister Jüri Luige ja kaitseväe juhataja kontradmiral Tarmo Kõutsiga, et arutada julgeolekuküsimusi pärast eilseid terrorirünnakuid Maailma Kaubanduskeskusele New Yorgis ja kaitseministeeriumile Washingtonis.
Today, President Meri also had a meeting with Dimitris Avramopoulus, the Mayor of Athens. 
President Meri kohtus täna õhtul ka Ateena linnapea Dimitris Avramopoulusega.
President Meri commented: ''My decision to satisfy Lieutenant-General Kert's application for resignation should by no means be seen as supersession of the Lieutenant-General. 
President Meri kommentaar: ''Minu otsust rahuldada kindralleitnant Kerdi lahkumisavaldus ei tohi mitte mingil juhul vaadelda kui kindralleitnandi kõrvalelükkamist.
President Meri and his Danish guests also visited the Narva border station and the bridge over the Narva river. 
President Meri koos oma Taani külalisega külastasid ka Narva piiripunkti ja käisid Narva jõe sillal.
President Meri had invited Orzel to visit Tallinn in 1993, when he visited the submarine during his visit to the Polish Gdynia. 
President Meri kutsus "Orzeli" Tallinna 1993. aastal, kui ta riigivisiidil Poola Gdynjas ka allveelaeva külastas.
President Meri invited the Greek President to the State visit to Estonia. 
President Meri kutsus Kreeka riigipea riigivisiidile Eestisse.
President Meri has invited his German colleague to Estonia by the celebration of the 750th anniversary of granting the Lübeck town bylaws to Tallinn and the Head of State of Estonia will also introduce renewed Estonia to the guest. 
President Meri kutsus oma Saksa kollegi Eestisse visiidile ajal, kui tähistatakse 750 aasta möödumisest Tallinnale Lübecki linnaõiguse andmisest ning Eesti riigipea tutvustab külalisele ka uuenevat Eestit.
President Meri listened to the standpoints and explanations of the Prime Minister about the current course of the privatisation. 
President Meri kuulas ära peaministri seisukohad ja selgitused erastamise senise kulgemise osas.
President Meri today signed the resolution to proclaim the Bar Association Act passed in the Riigikogu on March 21, 2001 unamended. 
President Meri kuulutas täna oma otsusega välja Riigikogus 21. märtsil 2001 muutmata kujul vastu võetud advokatuuriseaduse.
President Meri also went on board of ''Lennuk'' and Captain Mart Saarso showed him around on the yacht. 
President Meri käis ka ''Lennuki'' pardal ja kapten Mart Saarso tutvustas talle laeva.
Among others, President Meri has invited Arnold Rüütel, Tunne Kelam, Edgar Savisaar and Vaino Väljas. 
President Meri külalised on teiste seas Arnold Rüütel, Tunne Kelam, Edgar Savisaar ja Vaino Väljas.
In the course of his visit to Canada, President Meri will also visit Calgary in Central Canada, and Vancouver, the centre of Canadian Estonians on the West coast. 
President Meri külastab Kanada visiidi ajal Kesk-Kanadas asuvat Calgaryt ning läänerannikul asuvat eestlaste keskust Vancouverit.
President Meri visited the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis and discussed the co-operation between Estonia and Maryland both in the field of military training and general education with Vice Admiral John R. Ryan, the Rector of the Academy. 
President Meri külastas Ameerika Ühendriikide mereväeakadeemiat Annapolises ning arutas kooli ülema viitseadmiral John R. Ryaniga Eesti ja Marylandi koostööd nii sõjalise kui ka üldise koolituse alal.
President Meri also visited the plant situated at Fort McMurray, North Alberta, where he was shown the mining of oilsand and the ways of extracting oil from it. 
President Meri külastas Põhja Albertas asuvat Fort McMurray tootmisettevõtet, kus tutvustati õliliiva kaevandamist ning selles leiduva õli kättesaamise viisi.
President Meri's visit to Washington, DC was dedicated to honoring the commitment of the United States to Baltic freedom and the 60th Anniversary of non-recognition by the United States of the forceful annexation of the Baltic States into the Soviet Union in 1940. 
President Meri külastas Washingtoni, Columbia ringkonda, et tunnustada Ühendriikide kindlat toetust Balti riikide vabadusele ning tähistada Ameerika Ühendriikide mittetunnustamispoliitika 60. aastapäeva – Ameerika Ühendriigid ei tunnustanud kunagi Balti riikide vägivaldset inkorporeerimist Nõukogude Liitu 1940. aastal.
President Meri said that the relations between Ukraine and Estonia do indeed have a solid basis the 38 bilateral agreements and valid free trade regime guarantee the fast development of mutual relations. 
President Meri leidis, et Ukraina ja Eesti suhetel on väga kindel alus sõlmitud 38 riikidevahelist lepingut ning kehtiv vabakaubandusrežiim garanteerivad vastastikuste suhete kiire arengu.
President Meri said that the relations between Ukraine and Estonia do indeed have a solid basis – the 38 bilateral agreements and valid free trade regime guarantee the fast development of mutual relations. 
President Meri leidis, et Ukraina ja Eesti suhetel on väga kindel alus – sõlmitud 38 riikidevahelist lepingut ning kehtiv vabakaubandusrežiim garanteerivad vastastikuste suhete kiire arengu.
President Meri hoped that meetings between the Presidents of Estonia and Ukraine would continue, and invited President Kuchma to visit Estonia. 
President Meri loodab, et Eesti ja Ukraina presidendi kohtumised jätkuvad ja kutsus teda Eestisse visiidile.
President Meri hopes that the Riigikogu will not neglect this serious and necessary initiative and will, already during its next session, be able to provide legislative solutions to the problems of availability and reliability of legal aid. 
President Meri loodab, et Riigikogu ei jäta tõsist ja vajalikku algatust unarusse ja suudab juba oma järgmisel istungijärgul anda seadusandlikud lahendused õigusabi kättesaadavuse ja usaldusväärsuse probleemile.
President Meri hopes that he will be able to shake hands with all those who have shared his fate and to hand them the badge of ''Broken Cornflower''. 
President Meri loodab, et saab kõigi saatusekaaslaste kätt suruda ning panna neile rinda Murtud Rukkilille märgi.
President Meri promised that he would bring his guests to the Kaali meteorite crater where the work started by archaeologist Vello Lõugas has to be completed. 
President Meri lubas, et toob oma külalised Kaali meteoriidikraatri äärde, kus arheoloog Vello Lõugase tehtud uurimistööd tuleb lõpetada.
President Meri is today concluding his working visit to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the condolences of the Estonian President were forwarded to the Ukrainian Head of State through the Ukrainian Embassy in London. 
President Meri lõpetab täna oma töövisiiti Suurbritannia- ja Põhja-Iirimaa Ühendkuningriiki ning Eesti presidendi kaastundeavaldus edastati Ukraina riigipeale Ukraina Londoni saatkonna kaudu.
President Meri also recalled Estonia's good relations with former President George Bush and Secretary of State James Baker, and invited the President-elect to visit Estonia. 
President Meri meenutas ka Eesti häid suhteid ekspresident George Bushi ja riigisekretär James Bakeriga ning kutsus tulevase presidendi Eestisse visiidile.
President Meri also reminded the school that the philosopher Artur Võõbus, who must have known almost everything that any inhabitant of Vara has ever known, and also studied the languages of distant Orient and the manuscripts of ancient Syria and wrote 15 volumes of the Estonian history in the English language, had also been born at Vara. 
President Meri meenutas ka, et Varalt on pärit filosoof Arthur Võõbus, kes on teadnud peaaegu kõike, mida üks Vara elanik kunagi teadnud on, õppinud ka kaugeid ida keeli, uurinud Vana-Süüria käsikirju ning on üles kirjutanud ka 15-köitelise Eesti ajaloo inglise keeles.
President Meri recalled the three principles that Estonian-Russian relations could be based on: bilateral beneficialness of relations, international law, and long-term prospects of relations. 
President Meri meenutas kolme printsiipi, mis võiksid olla aluseks Eesti ja Venemaa suhetele: kahepoolne kasulikkus, rahvusvaheline õigus ja suhete pikaajaline perspektiiv.
Thanking for the medal, President Meri recalled his former teacher Rudolf Kenkmaa, who had managed to find minutes of the inspection of the Estonian schools from the archives. 
President Meri meenutas medali eest tänades oma kunagist õpetajat Rudolf Kenkmaad, kellel õnnestus arhiivist leida Eesti koolide visitatsiooni protokollid.
President Meri reacalled both the good co-operation with the leaders of Turkey as well as the warmth with which Estonians have been received in Turkey and admitted that unfortunately, Estonia was not very well known there. 
President Meri meenutas nii head koostööd Türgi juhtidega kui ka eestlaste sooja vastuvõttu Türgis tõdedes, et kahjuks Eestit seal eriti palju ei teata.
President Meri spoke of his last year's State visit to Italy, when he had sensed Italy's strong support to Estonia. 
President Meri meenutas oma eelmise aasta riigivisiiti Itaaliasse, kus tundis Itaalia tugevat toetust Eestile.
President Meri remembered his meeting with President Schuster on the Yalta Summit in the beginning of September, where the states who had been mere objects of history on the first Yalta meeting, which took place half a century earlier, declared that they would allowe no further decisions to be made behind their back. 
President Meri meenutas oma kohtumist president Schusteriga septembri alguses Jaltas tippkohtumisel, kus poole sajandi eest toimunud Jalta kohtumisel objektiks olnud riigid teatasid, et enam ei saa teha seljataguseid otsuseid.
President Meri reminisced about his research trips to the Fenno-Ugric areas. 
President Meri meenutas oma uurimisreise soome-ugri aladele.
When conferring the decoration on Roman Herzog, President Meri recalled Roman Herzog's contribution to the work of the Estonian Constitutional Assembly in 1991, as well as their many contacts since. 
President Meri meenutas teenetemärki üle andes Roman Herzogi panust Eesti Põhiseaduse Assamblee töös 1991. aastal ning hilisemaid rohkeid kokkupuuteid.
When accepting the credentials, President Meri recalled the support of Estonians to the people of Kuwait at the time when Kuwait was occupied by Iraq and said that Estonia is currently working together with the international public to help the Kuwaitis who went missing during the Gulf War to get reunited with their families. 
President Meri meenutas volikirja vastu võttes eestlaste toetust kuveitlastele ajal, kui Iraak Kuveidi okupeeris ja kinnitas, et Eesti tegutseb praegu koos rahvusvahelise üldsusega selle nimel, et Lahesõja ajal kadunuks jäänud kuiveitlased saaks oma perekondadega taasühineda.
When accepting the credentials, President Meri recalled the contacts between Estonia and Venezuela from the pre-war period, when Venezuela supported Estonia's becoming a member of the League of Nations, and the decision of Venezuela not to acknowledge the occupation of Estonia by the Soviet Union. 
President Meri meenutas volikirju vastu võttes Eesti ja Venetsueela kontakte sõjaeelsest ajast, kui just Venetsueela toetas Eesti saamist Rahvaste Liidu liikmeks, samuti Venetsueela otsust mitte tunnustada Eesti okupeerimist Nõukogude Liidu poolt.
President Meri recalled that this year marks the 60th anniversary of the US non-recognition policy of the Soviet occupation of Estonia. 
President Meri meenutas, et sel aastal möödub 60 aastat ameeriklaste mittetunnustamise poliitikat Eesti okupeerimise suhtes Nõukogude Liidu poolt.
President Meri pointed out that the Republic of Estonia is like a car that has to catch up with others and move with greater speed to cover the distance of 50 years. 
President Meri märkis, et Eesti Vabariik sarnaneb autoga, mis peab teistele järele jõudma ja selleks kiiremini liikuma, et 50-aastane vahemaa tasa teha.
President Meri will be back in Estonia on Tuesday. 
President Meri naaseb Eestisse teisipäeval.
President Meri will return from the Forum of Development of the Baltic Sea in Copenhagen to Tallinn today in the afternoon. 
President Meri naaseb Kopenhaagenist Läänemere Arengu Foorumilt Tallinna täna pealelõunal.
President Meri will be back in Tallinn late Monday evening. 
President Meri naaseb Tallinna esmaspäeva hilisõhtul.
President Meri will be back in Tallinn on Thursday evening. 
President Meri naaseb Tallinna neljapäeva õhtul.
As President Meri said, Germany`s current Baltic Sea policy is still in sufficiently outlined, as Germany`s has so far not taken full advantage of all the opportunities open to her in the Baltic Sea Region after Germany`s reunion. 
President Meri nentis, et Saksamaa Läänemere-poliitika on praegu puudulikult välja kujundatud, kuna ta pole siiani ära kasutanud kõiki võimalusi, mis Saksamaale Läänemereregioonis pärast Saksamaa ühinemist avanenud on.
President Meri also mentioned that last year the major Estonian parties had informed him of their promise to increase the proportion of the national defence expenditure in the future. 
President Meri nimetas ka, et eelmisel aastal on Eesti suuremad erakonnad teatanud talle lubadusest suurendada edaspidi riigikaitseks tehtavate kulutuste osakaalu.
In answer to a journalist's question about the relationships between the Baltic States and Russia, President Meri answered that there have always been problems between neighbours and they will exist also in the future, but considering that Russia is and always will be our neighbour in the East, the relationships with Russia should be as good as possible. 
President Meri nimetas pressikonverentsil ajakirjaniku küsimusele Balti riikide suhete kohta Venemaaga, et naabrite vahel on alati olnud probleeme ja neid on ka tulevikus, kuid arvestades seda, et Venemaa on ja jääb alati meie idanaabriks, tuleks Venemaaga omada parimaid võimalikke suhteid.
President Meri mentioned that China could co-operate with Estonia in oil shale mining and better utilsiation of this natural resource, and expressed his hope that Beijing's wish to become an Olympic city would be fulfilled. 
President Meri nimetas, et Hiina võiks Eestiga koostööd teha põlevkivi kaevandamise ja selle maavara parema kasutamise alal ning avaldas lootust, et Pekingi soov olümpialinnaks saada täitub.
President Meri mentioned that the solution of the problems of Kosovo is of great importance and significance to NATO, to which State Secretary Albright agreed. 
President Meri nimetas, et Kosovo küsimuse lahendamine on NATOle väga oluline ja tähtis, millega välisminister Madeleine Albright nõustus.
As President Meri said, the accession to EU can not be viewed as a sports contest, where the winner gets the gold medal and the one coming is second is the first loser. 
President Meri nimetas, et liitumist Euroopa Liidu ja NATOga ei saa vaadelda kui spordivõistlust, et võitja saab kulla ja hõbedasele kohale tulnu on juba esimene kaotaja.
President Meri also mentioned that in order to develop bilateral relations, Honorary Consuls should be appointed both to Estonia and to Uruguay. 
President Meri nimetas, et mõlema riigi suhete edendamiseks on oluline ametisse nimetada aukonsulid nii Eestisse kui ka Uruguaysse.
President Meri mentioned that NATO is an important defence alliance and the main generator for both countries. 
President Meri nimetas, et mõlemale riigile on NATO oluline kaitse allians ja peageneraator.
President Meri mentioned that when reading the materials of the Nuremberg trial of late, he had noticed that several of the Nazi Germany leaders had also belonged to the Communist Party once. 
President Meri nimetas, et on hiljuti lugenud Nürnbergi protsessi materjale ja pannud tähele, et paljud natsi-Saksamaa juhtidest on kuulunud kommunistliku partei ridadesse.
As President Meri mentioned, these problems are partly due to Estonia being a small country. 
President Meri nimetas, et selles valdkonnas on osa probleeme seotud Eesti väiksusega.
In this matter, President Meri has noticed considerable shortcomings in the work of the respective Ministries. 
President Meri näeb selles olulisi vajakajäämisi vastavate ministeeriumide töös.
The President has been requested to be the patron of the Year of the Estonian Book. 
President Meri on palutud Eesti Raamatu Aasta patrooniks.
President Meri is the patron of the Tartu University Foundation. 
President Meri on Tartu Ülikooli sihtasutuse patroon.
President Meri is the Honorary Patron of this year's ESTO. 
President Meri on tänavuse ESTO aupatroon.
President Meri expressed his conviction that the strategic partnership that has developed between Estonia and the United States of America over the past decade will continue to be further strengthened during George Bush's presidency. 
President Meri on veendunud, et Eesti ja Ameerika Ühendriikide viimasel kümnendil väljakujunenud strateegiline partnerlus tugevneb ka George Bushi presidendiametis olles.
President Meri was convinced that Estonia is prepared for the EU accession far better than expected. 
President Meri on veendunud, et Eesti on Euroopa Liiduga liitumiseks valmistunud tunduvalt paremini, kui Eestilt oodati.
President Meri is the patron of the round-the-world voyage. 
President Meri on ümbermaailmareisi patroon.
President Meri will participate in the NATO summit dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the alliance and have a meeting with the U.S. State Secretary Madeleine Albright. 
President Meri osaleb NATO asutamise 50. aastapäevale pühendatud tippkohtumisel, samuti kohtub president Meri Ameerika Ühendriikide välisministri Madeleine Albrightiga.
President Meri pointed out that he had been contacted by hundreds of people from Läänemaa who are worried about the closing of the Maternity Department of the Läänemaa Hospital. 
President Meri osutas, et tema poole on pöördunud sajad Läänemaa inimesed, kes on mures Läänemaa Haigla sünnitusosakonna sulgemise pärast.
In relation to the Independence Day of this year, President Meri decided to confer the Order of the Cross of St. Mary's Land on Horst Schubert for promotion of Estonian music in Germany. 
President Meri otsustas tänavuse Iseseisvuspäeva puhul anda Horst Schubertile Maarjamaa Risti ordeni Eesti muusika propageerimise eest Saksamaal.
President Meri offered General Cuthrie a dinner in the course of which the outlook of military co-operation between the United Kingdom and Estonia was discussed. 
President Meri pakkus kindral Guthriele õhtusöögi, mille käigus arutati Suurbritannia ja Eesti sõjalise koostöö väljavaateid.
President Meri offered dinner to the Latvian President. 
President Meri pakkus Läti presidendile õhtusöögi.
President Meri will host a lunch in honour of his Finnish colleague in Kadriorg. 
President Meri pakub Soome riigipeale Kadriorus lõuna.
President Meri asked the U.S. President George W. Bush to forward his best regards to his father George Bush, and to thank him for supporting Estonia’s return to the family of the countries of the world in 1991. 
President Meri palus Ameerika Ühendriikide presidendil George Walker Bushil anda edasi parimad tervitused oma isale, president George Bushile toetuse eest Eesti naasmisele maailma riikide perre 1991. aastal.
President Meri asked Toomas Savi, the Chairman of the Riigikogu, to see the harmonious acting of the coalition and the opposition in the Riigikogu as his duty. 
President Meri palus Riigikogu esimees Toomas Savil võtta oma kohuseks koalitsiooni ja opositsiooni koosmeelse tegutsemise Riigikogus.
President Meri asked Vladimir Putin to express the sincere sympathy of the Estonian people with the families of the victims. 
President Meri palus Vladimir Putinil anda hukkunute sugulastele ja lähedastele edasi Eesti rahva siiras kaastunne.
President Meri asked Vladimir Putin to extend sincere condolences of the people of Estonia to all the relatives and friends of the sailors of the ''Kursk''. 
President Meri palus Vladimir Putinil anda kõigile ''Kurski'' meremeeste sugulastele ja lähedastele edasi Eesti rahva siiras kaastunne.
President Meri asked Vladimir Putin to forward his condolences to the family and relatives of Anatoli Sobchak. 
President Meri palus Vladimir Putinil edastada Anatoli Sobtšaki perekonnale ja lähedastele kaastundeavaldus.
On Monday, May 17, the President addresses the forum on the subject of "Challenges of the European Union Enlargement". 
President Meri peab esmaspäeval, 17. mail foorumil kõne "Euroopa Liidu laienemise väljakutsed" ("Challenges of the EU enlargement").
At the opening ceremony of the Honorary Consulate, President Meri held a speech in which he invited the Greek people to establish closer ties with Estonia. 
President Meri pidas aukonsulaadi avamisel kõne, kus kutsus kreeklasi Eestiga rohkem suhteid sõlmima.
At the Congress, President Lennart Meri also held a speech; the text of the speech is available on the President's homepage at the Internet address www.president.ee. 
President Meri pidas ka kongressil kõne, mille tekst on näha kodulehel aadressil www.president.ee.
President Meri considered it important for developing co-operation to reduce the time consumed by trade exchange between Estonia and Southern China. 
President Meri pidas koostöö edendamiseks oluliseks lühendada Eesti ja Hiina lõunaosa vahel toimuvaks kaubavahetuseks kuluvat aega.
President Meri considered the three Presidents' meeting with the Estonian, Latvian, and Lithuanian businessmen important. 
President Meri pidas oluliseks ka kolme presidendi kohtumist Eesti, Läti ja Leedu ettevõtjatega.
President Meri was conferred the Companion of Honour of the Maltan National Order of Merit with Collar. 
President Meri pälvis Malta teeneteordeni (Companion of Honour of the National Order of Merit with Collar).
President Meri drew attention to the need of building a deep-sea port to Saaremaa or Hiiumaa so that these islands could be included in more tourist routes. 
President Meri pööras tähelepanu Saaremaa ja Hiiumaa vajadusele saada süvasadam, et need saared oleksid rohkem kaasatud turismimarsruutidesse.
President Meri turned to Orm Valtson, the Harju County Governor, to get an evaluation to the election of the Mayor of Tallinn. 
President Meri pöördus Harju maavanema Orm Valtsoni poole, et saada hinnang Tallinna linnapea valimisele.
President Meri spoke of the importance of defence co-operation between the Baltic States. 
President Meri rääkis ka kaitsekoostöö tähtsusest Balti riikide vahel.
President Meri spoke of his meetings with the victims of the violence of foreign powers, and of the need to learn from the mistakes made sixty years ago, when Estonia considered herself successful and thought that she could manage by herself. 
President Meri rääkis kohtumistest kõigis maakonnakeskustes võõrvõimu vägivalla ohvritega ning vajadusest õppida kuuekümne aasta tagustest vigadest, kui Eesti tundis end edukana ja arvas, et saab iseseisvalt hakkama.
In his speech, President Meri also spoke of Estonia's readiness to participate in the fulfilment of other tasks under Article 4 of the NATO Statutes besides the peacekeeping operations. 
President Meri rääkis oma kõnes ka Eesti valmisolekust osaleda lisaks rahuvalveoperatsioonidele ka teiste NATO põhikirja 4. artiklis märgitud ülesannete täitmisel.
In his address to the Estonian volunteers who had served in the Finnish Army in the Continuation War, and their guests, President Meri spoke of the will to defend and the capability of making political choices. 
President Meri rääkis oma pöördumises soomepoiste ja nende külaliste poole kaitsetahtest ja oskusest teha poliitiliseid valikud.
President Meri told the German guests of his last week's working visit to the Viru County and more widely of tourism opportunities in Estonia; the guests saw several still unused opportunities there. 
President Meri rääkis Saksa külalistele oma eelmise nädala töövisiidist Virumaale ning turismivõimalustest Eestis laiemalt, milles külalised suuri kasutamata võimalusi näevad.