Tsahkna vabandas Karise sõnade pärast diplomaatide ees

Tsahkna vabandas Karise sõnade pärast diplomaatide ees

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Tsahkna apologized to diplomats for Karis's words

Välisminister Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) vabandas välisministeeriumi töötajatele. Ta ütles, et president Alar Karis tõi diplomaadid poliitikasse.
Tsahkna kirjutas: "Ma olen Armeeniast. See on minu arust esimene kord. "
Ta lisas: " Te teete seda iga päev. "
Tsahkna ütles veel: " "
President Alar Karis rääkis neljapäeval ajalehele. Ta ütles, et Ta arvas, et välisministeeriumil pole piisavalt jõudu tuleviku jaoks.
Karise sõnad tekitasid palju arutelu. Näiteks Marko Mihkelson (RE) ütles, et Karis solvas diplomaate. Teised poliitikud, nagu Raimond Kaljulaid (SDE) ja Urmas Reinsalu (Isamaa), olid rahulikumad. Nad ütlesid, et see on oluline tagasiside ministeeriumile.
Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) apologized to the employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He wrote them a letter. He said that President Alar Karis brought diplomats into politics.
Tsahkna wrote: "I am from Armenia. Estonian diplomats are now in politics. This is the first time, in my opinion. I am ashamed. I apologize to you."
He added: "Estonian diplomats have worked well. They defend Estonia's freedom. You do this every day. We have a plan to protect freedom."
Tsahkna also said: "I am grateful to you and your families. Let's not let politics interfere with our work. We need to work together. We need to resist and be strong."
President Alar Karis spoke to the newspaper on Thursday. He said that Estonia's foreign policy focuses too much on the present. He thought that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs does not have enough strength for the future.
Karis's words caused a lot of discussion. For example, Marko Mihkelson (RE) said that Karis offended diplomats. Other politicians, such as Raimond Kaljulaid (SDE) and Urmas Reinsalu (Isamaa), were calmer. They said that this is important feedback for the ministry.