Other events in Baltic States

Upon the invitation from the minister of culture Laine Jänes, minister of culture of the Russian Federation Aleksandr Avdejev is arriving in Estonia on Monday in order to sign the programme for cultural co-operation between Estonia and Russia for the years 2009-2011, writes the National Broadcasting/LETA.

The last time a Russian minister of culture was on an official visit to Estonia was 10 years ago.

The co-operation programme is targeted to expanding the contacts between the two countries in the field of music, theatres and museums as well as in the field of library work, literature, folk art and film.

Minister Jänes and former Russian minister Aleksander Sokolov signed in Moscow a co-operation agreement on culture and mass communications between Estonia and Russia last year in February.