No Elderhostel day would be complete without a lecture from some local subject matter expert. For this morning, Peeter Vares, protector of the Euro-University, spoke to our group on the subject of Estonia and its place in the international environment.
His talk quickly reviewed the troubled years before Estonia achieved its independence in 1990. He then talked about neutrality but at the same fostering relations with other neighboring countries and the world at large.
He talked about Estonia achieving some level of security involving political stability, inter-ethnic problems, social and financial security and other concerns.
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