Former Estonian ambassador to Kazakhstan: resignation statement did not reflect my wishes

Former Estonian ambassador to Kazakhstan Jaap Ora claims his departure from the foreign ministry was invalid and did not reflect his true wishes. According to Ora, the foreign ministry's conduct in this matter is wholly unacceptable.

Former Estonian ambassador to Kazakhstan Jaap Ora has stated that his resignation statement from the foreign ministry did not express his true wishes, and that his dismissal from office was, in his view, invalid.

According to Ora, the resignation statement cannot be considered an expression of his voluntary decision, and he emphasised that the foreign ministry's conduct throughout the entire process has been unacceptable. He has not publicly specified which circumstances preceded his departure or under what conditions the statement was drawn up.

This is an extraordinary case in the Estonian diplomatic corps, in which a senior diplomat publicly disputes the circumstances of his departure. The foreign ministry has not yet responded publicly to Ora's statements or clarified its position on what occurred.