Obama to arrive in Estonia on 2 September

The US President Barack Obama will arrive in Estonia on the late evening of 2 September and leave in the late afternoon next day, Delfi reports.

Obama will most probably spend a night at Swissotel in the Tallinn city centre, where he will be accompanied by a large entourage.

Michelle Obama, the US First Lady, will stay behind, but William Burns, the US Deputy Secretary of State, is also expected to visit Estonia.

In Tallinn, Obama will meet with Estonia’s President Toomas Hendrik Ilves as well as Prime Minister Taavi Rõivas, to discuss bilateral ties, strategic and regional cooperation and the shared commitment to the trans-Atlantic partnership between Estonia and the United States.

Obama will also meet with presidents Andris Berzinš of Latvia and Dalia Grybauskaite of Lithuania to discuss ongoing cooperation on regional security and policies that support economic growth and to discuss collective defence, according to the White House.

According to Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, President Obama is coming to Estonia for a working visit, but will also give a speech at the Nordea Concert Hall in Tallinn, where the access will be granted by invitation only.

Before embarking on a flight to NATO summit in Wales, Obama will also meet Estonian and US soldiers. 150 US soldiers are currently stationed in the country.