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’ZZ Federal Ministry bmkoes.gv.at Republic of Austria Arts, Culture, Civil Service and Sport Mag.3 Andrea Mayer Secretary of State for Arts and Culture Telefon:+43 1716 06-0 Minister Concordiaplatz 2,1010 Wien Heidy Purga E-Mail: [email protected] Ministry of Culture Suur-Karja 23 15076 Tallinn Estonia [email protected] Ref.No.: 2023-0.893.076 Opening Ceremony of the European Capital of Culture Tartu 2024 Vienna, 14 December 2023 Dear Minister Purga, thank you very much for your kind invitation to the opening of Tartu 2024 on 26 January 2024. With regret, I have to inform you that both Minister Werner Kogler and I are not able to follow your invitation due to scheduling reasons. The focus of Tartu 2024 on topics such as environmental protection, generations and mental health is highly topical and promising. The European Capital of Culture will surely make stimulating contributions to these challenges we are facing! We wish a successful implementation of the opening ceremony and of the whole event year! Best regards Andrea Mayer