Estonian Ambassador to Latvia Presents Credentials
08.09.2010
No. 267-E
On Tuesday, 7 September, the new Ambassador of the Republic of Estonia to the Republic of Latvia Mati Vaarmann presented his credentials to Latvian President Valdis Zatlers.
In the conversation that followed the credentials-presenting ceremony, Ambassador Mati Vaarmann and President Valdis Zatlers discussed Estonia-Latvia bilateral relations and opportunities to develop them further. Both sides emphasised the good relations and close co-operation between the countries in all areas, which were recently given an added impulse by the publication of the Latvia-Estonia Future Co-operation Report. President Zatlers expressed interest in the current status of the Estonian economy and preparations for the adoption of the euro. Another topic discussed was one that demands tremendous attention both bilaterally and regionally – energy security. Ambassador Vaarmann and President Zatlers also talked about Latvia’s domestic political developments, since there are parliamentary elections coming up soon in Latvia.
Mati Vaarmann was born on 14 September 1951. In 1973 he graduated from the Tallinn University of Technology with a degree in economics. Mati Vaarmann began working in the diplomatic field in 1992 as the economic advisor for the Estonian Embassy in Helsinki. From 1995-1997 Mati Vaarmann was the secretary general of the Foreign Ministry. Following that he was the Estonian Ambassador to Finland from 1997-2001. Starting in 2001 Mati Vaarmann worked as the director general of the Foreign Ministry’s internal audit department, and from 2002-2006 he was an undersecretary of the Foreign Ministry. Before assuming his current post, Vaarmann was the Estonian Ambassador to the Czech Republic. Ambassador Vaarmann speaks Estonian, Russian, Finnish, English, and German.
Photo: Toms Kalniņš, the Chancery of the President of Latvia
