Estonia: Ratas at a meeting with the American Chamber of Commerce in Estonia: the crisis has proven how important cooperation is

NordenBladet — Today, at a meeting with the members of the American Chamber of Commerce in Tallinn, Prime Minister Jüri Ratas said that the coronavirus crisis has proven how important cooperation between people and countries is. He confirmed that the United States of America is and will always remain an extremely important partner for Estonia.

In his speech, Ratas thanked all the members of the Chamber of Commerce for their contribution in developing economic relations between the United States of America and Estonia. He stressed that the year has been difficult, and the impact of the pandemic has been significant on the economies of Estonia as well as the USA. “The crisis is not over, and we have several months of uncertainty ahead of us. This means that the government must be prepared to support the economy as much as possible and necessary.” According to the prime minister, we must maintain the balance between the measures applied for restrict the spread of this virus and maintaining our normal everyday activities.

“One of the most important things that this crisis has demonstrated is the fact that people and countries are dependant of each other,” the prime minister said. “Most countries have applied strict measures to control the pandemic. We must work together to conquer this virus and protect our people. We will recover quicker if we work together.”

Ratas also pointed out that the crisis may present us with new opportunities to strengthen cooperation and increase solidarity while also improving our efficiency and profitability. One example of this is the increased demand for digital services. “Whether we are speaking of e-health, e-learning or cyber security, the Estonian private sector has great abilities for offering these services,” said the prime minister.

Ratas and the entrepreneurs also discussed the Three Seas Initiative, the priorities of the next state budget, and future plans of the government.

Source: Estonian Government