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Following restoration of independence from the Soviet Union, Estonia's immediate priority was the withdrawal of Russian (formerly Soviet) forces from Estonian territory. In August 1994, this was completed. However, relations with Moscow have remained strained because of the border treaty still not ratified by Russian Federation. The President of Estonia is the head of state of the Republic of Estonia. ... Toomas Hendrik Ilves [IPA: toːmɑs hendrik ilves] (born December 26, 1953) is an Estonian politician. ... The Prime Minister of Estonia (Estonian: Eesti Vabariigi Peaminister) is the head of government of the Republic of Estonia. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Government of the Republic of Estonia (Estonian: Vabariigi Valitsus) exercises executive power pursuant to the Constitution and the laws of the Republic of Estonia. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Riigikogu is the name of the national parliament of Estonia. ... The Supreme Court of Estonia is a court of cassation, also fulfilling the functions of a constitutional court. ... Elections in Estonia gives information on election and election results in Estonia. ... Parliamentary elections took place in Estonia on Sunday, March 4, 2007. ... Estonian parliamentary election of 2003 was held on 2nd March, 2003. ... Political parties in Estonia lists political parties in Estonia. ... A County (est: maakond) is an administrative subdivision of Estonia. ... This is a list of the rural municipalities (vallad, singular - vald) of Estonia. ... The European Union or EU is a supranational and international organization of 27 member states. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ...

Estonia maintains close ties with the other Baltic states and has been relatively successful in achieving wider European integration since independence. The three Baltic states: Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania The Baltic states refer to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. ...

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Disputes - international: Estonian and Russian negotiators reached a technical border agreement in December 1996. The border treaty was initialed in 1999. On 18 May 2005 Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet and his Russian colleague Sergei Lavrov signed in Moscow the “Treaty between the Government of the Republic of Estonia and the Government of the Russian Federation on the Estonian-Russian border” and the “Treaty between the Government of the Republic of Estonia and the Government of the Russian Federation on the Delimitation of the Maritime Zones in the Gulf of Finland and the Gulf of Narva”. The Riigikogu (Estonian Paliament) ratified the treaties on 20 June 2005 and the President of Estonia Arnold Rüütel announced them on 22 June 2005. On 31 August 2005 Russian President Putin gave a written order to the Russian Foreign Ministry to notify the Estonian side of “Russia’s intention not to participate in the border treaties between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Estonia”. On 6 September 2005 the Foreign Ministry of the Russian Federation forwarded a note to Estonia, in which Russia informed that it did not intend to become a party to the border treaties between Estonia and Russia and did not consider itself bound by the circumstances concerning the object and the purposes of the treaties. Urmas Paet (born April 20, 1974) is an Estonian politician and currently the Foreign Minister of Estonia. ... Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov, in Russian Сергей Викторович Лавров, is the minister of foreign affairs of the Russian Federation. ... Riigikogu is the name of the national parliament of Estonia. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (Влади́мир Влади́мирович Пу́тин in Cyrillic lettering) (born October 7, 1952) has been the President of Russia since the year 2000. ...

See also: Estonian diplomatic missions

Estonian embassy in Washington DC Estonia (re-)established a foreign ministry on 12 April 1990 while the country was slowly becoming independent from the Soviet Union, with the symbols and instruments of soverignty were progressively being reintroduced. ...

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