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Estonian prime minister invites Pompeo to Three Seas Initiative summit in Tallinn

Tallinn, Aug 26 (Sputnik) Estonian Prime Minister Juri Ratas on Wednesday invited US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to attend the Three Seas Initiative summit to be held in Tallinn on October 19-20, Estonian Public Broadcasting portal ERR reported.
The Three Seas Initiative brings together Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Croatia, Austria, Slovenia, Bulgaria and Romania. Its stated goal is to strengthen cooperation, primarily for the development of infrastructures in the energy, transport and digital sectors, which will positively affect economic growth, cohesion and security of the EU.
"I recently had a telephone conversation with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, during which I made such an offer to him. So that they could find a suitable time on these dates, and so that someone on their part could participate in the meeting," Ratas said.
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