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SUPREME COURT REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA President Valery D. Zorkin Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation 1, Pl. Senatskaya St. Petersburg 190000 RUSSIA Tartu, 22March20l9 Dear President Zorkin, I would like to express my gratitude for your invitation to the International Conference "Constitutional Identity and Universal Values: the Art of Balance" hosted by the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation and to the IX St. Petersburg International Legal Forum. Regrettably, I am unable to attend the Conference and the Legal Forum as I have prior commitments that cannot be rescheduled. I express my sincere regrets for not being able to travel to St. Petersburg this May. I wish you every success with the organisation of the Conference! Please accept, President Zorkin, the assurances of my highest consideration. Yours sincerely, Villu Kõve Chief Justice Supreme Court of Estonia l7 Lossi St, 50093 Tartu, ESTONIA.TeI +372 730 9002, fax +372 730 9003, e-mail: [email protected] rvrvrv. riigikohus.ee