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31.08.2011|Ministry of Defence
Laar: Allied relations between Estonia and the United Kingdom are strong
At today’s meeting, Minister of Defence Mart Laar and Secretary of State for Defence of the United Kingdom Liam Fox discussed the state of allied relations between the two countries and sought answers for future defence challenges.
At the meeting they discussed the situation in Afghanistan...
24.08.2011|Ministry of Defence
Minister of Defence Laar thanked Denmark for air policing
Today, in Copenhagen, Minister of Defence Mart Laar met with his Danish colleague Gitte Lillelund Bech and thanked her for the contribution Denmark has made so far to the air policing operation of the Baltic States.
“Being small countries, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania will not be able to...
23.08.2011|Ministry of Defence
Minister of Defence Laar: Poland is a staunch ally of Estonia
After his meeting with Zbigniew Włosowicz, the Undersecretary of State for Defence Policy of Poland, Minister of Defence Mart Laar stated that Poland is a very good ally for Estonia.
“It is good to know that Estonia is respected in Poland and that we are seen as a real partner,” said...
17.08.2011|Ministry of Defence
Over 200 servicemen to participate in foreign missions in 2012
Today, the Ministry of Defence submitted for approval draft resolutions of the parliament (Riigikogu) which propose that next year, on average, over 200 members of the Estonian Defence Forces will participate in international military operations.
According to the International Military Co-operation...
16.08.2011|Ministry of Defence
Estonia willing to host EU Nordic Battle Group exercise
Yesterday, at a meeting in Stockholm, Minister of Defence Mart Laar proposed to the Minister of Defence of Sweden that a training exercise of the European Union Nordic Battle Group could be held in Estonia in 2013.
At the meeting with the Minister of Defence of Sweden, Sten Tolgfors, Laar said that...
12.08.2011|Ministry of Defence
Information Concerning the Security Incident in the Ministry of Defence on 11 August 2011
On 11 August 2011, around 15:04 an armed person entered the building of the Ministry of Defence. He was armed with a
pistol and explosive devices, threatened and fired towards armed guards of the Ministry of Defence (MoD).
The MoD security team immediately informed the police. The police Special...
07.08.2011|Ministry of Defence
Defence Minister Laar expressed condolences to US and Afghan defence ministers
Defence Minister Mart Laar expressed to Leon Panetta, United States Secretary of Defence, and Abdul Rahim Wardaki, Defence Minister of Afghanistan, his condolences over the helicopter crash in Afghanistan which resulted in the death of 38 persons.
“Our allies have suffered a great loss. The...
05.08.2011|Ministry of Defence
Minister of Defence Laar: it is time for NATO to wake up
Minister of Defence Mart Laar said in his speech, delivered at the conference of the United States Strategic Command, that it is high time for NATO to wake up and take more active steps against cyber dangers.
”In order to avert the dangers from the cyber space, it is important to co-operate...
03.08.2011|Ministry of Defence
McCain: Estonia can count on the United States
Former Republican Party Presidential Candidate Senator John McCain thanked Estonia for its contribution to worldwide security at his meeting with the Minister of Defence Mart Laar, and assured that Estonia could count on the United States.
Mr Laar and Mr McCain discussed the situation of the United...
02.08.2011|Ministry of Defence
Laar discussed cyber protection with the Senate’s leader of homeland security
The Minister of Defence Mart Laar met Joe Lieberman, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs yesterday in Washington, talking mostly on cyber defence and the Cyber Defence League established in Estonia.
Senator Lieberman said upon his meeting with the...