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REPuBLic OF EsT0NIA MINIsTRY OF EcoNoMIc AFFAIRs AND C0MMuNIcATI0Ns Michael Kellner State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Econornic Affairs and Climate No 24.1- Action Scharnhorststral3e 34-37, 10115 Berlin, Germany Dear Mr. Michael Kellner, 1 would like to express my sincere gratitude for your participation at the Tallinn Digital Summit 2022. Thank you for your contribution to our discussions on trusted connectivity aiming to connect like-rninded countries through trusted partnerships based on shared interests and values and the highest standards. At the Tallinn Digital Summit leaders focused on the connectivity digital and physical — infrastructure as it is the backbone ofour digital and physical existence and the lifeline of the giobal economy, intersecting everything from national security, energy and cyber security to global value chains, data governance, and the green transformation. Our exchange ofideas will be the foundation for closer cooperation among like-minded partners to uphold the rules-based international order, to reduce our dependencies and increase our resilience. Tallinn Digital Summit 2022 reminded us that it is incurnbent on Europe and its partners not to simply replace malign dependencies on countries like Russia with other malign dependencies but with balanced, trusted partnerships. Estonia rernains cornmitted to its promise to provide the democratic world a venue for accomplishing this very objective. 1 highly appreciate the role you played in making this Summit successful and our bilateral meeting. 1 look forward to seeing you again in Estonia. Sincerely, Kristjan Järvan Minister of Entrepreneurship and Information Technology Suur-Ameerika 1 / 10122 Tallinn/ESTONIA Phone: +372 625 6342 / Fax: +372 631 3660 / E-rnail: [email protected] / http://www.mkrn.ee