Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said on Tuesday that the inauguration of an Israeli embassy in Tallinn was “a historic milestone in bilateral relations.”

Tsahkna and his Israeli counterpart Gideon Sa’ar said during a joint press conference in the city ahead of the embassy’s official opening that they looked forward to strengthening ties between the two nations.

“Later today, we will officially open the Embassy of Israel in Tallinn,” said Tshakna.

“This is a moving day here in Tallinn,” said Sa’ar.

Estonia opened its embassy in Israel in 2009. Israel should have reciprocated a long time ago, said Sa’ar on Tuesday.

Sa’ar made the decision at the beginning of July to open an embassy in the Baltic nation.

The embassy, he said at Tuesday’s press conference, “is a manifestation of

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