NATO Secretary General, British Prime Minister Visit Tapa Army Base
“NATO has increased its presence at sea, in the air and on land,” the Secretary General of the Alliance, Jens Stoltenberg said during his quick visit to Estonia on March 1. Stoltenberg participated in a joint press conference at the Tapa Army Base along with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas. Boris Johnson said that NATO would not intervene in Ukraine because it is a defense organization. “It is very clear here that we cannot go to fight in another territory. We cannot send our planes into Ukrainian airspace. We cannot start shooting down Russian planes,” Johnson said. However, Johnson noted that Ukrainian troops are receiving military equipment, including weapons, from NATO. Watch the full press conference via: https://bit.ly/3HzrBAN (Pg 1)
Estonian Culture Days in New York Returns After Two-Year Break
Life in the cultural landscape is gradually recovering after the pandemic and the Estonian Culture Days in New York are back again after a two-year break to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the tradition which was not celebrated in 2020. The festival is organized by the Foundation for Estonian Arts and Letters and will be held from March 31 to April 3. The wide-ranging program for all lovers of Estonian culture includes the band Curly Strings, chamber choir Collegium Musicale, bassoonist Martin Kuuskmann, opera bass Ain Anger, pianist Kristjan Randalu, a Vanemuise Theatre production and much more. The program is viewable online at www.estonianculture.org/culturaldays (Pg 1)
Zoom with VEMU in Celebration of Mother Tongue Day
The VEMU Estonian Canadian Museum in Toronto invites you to participate virtually in celebrating Estonian Native Language Day aka ema/keele/päev, Mother Tongue Day, on Sunday March 13 at 1:00 PM (EST) on Zoom. Poems, music and thoughts about being Estonian will be shared by: Kaja Parming Weeks (USA), Kaja Telmet (Canada), Janika Oras (Estonia), Triinu Viilukas and Madli Oras (Austria). The Zoom link is https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84665246537 For more information visit www.vemu.ca (Pg 4)
