“The Baltic Sea cooperation is not only necessary but unavoidable if we want to preserve our centuries-old lifestyle and value system.” Writes the Estonian Minister of Culture, Rein Lang, in the latest issue of Rim Economies. Culture and life-stile are shared in the Baltic Sea Region and deserve cooperation also with St. Petersburg.
“It seems not only fish and boats traverse the Baltic Sea but also ideas and mentalities. Even in the framework of the European Union, the Baltic Sea states usually think alike. It would be useful for us if at least some of our ideas and values were shared in the St. Petersburg region of Russia, and often that is the case,” writes Rein Lang.
“During peaceful times our quality of life has, despite the harsh climate, been high and it continues to be so. The effort to maintain it seems in every sense reasonable and necessary. This is a good reason to continue to look for opportunities to enhance cooperation in all areas.”
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