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08.05.2008|Ministry of Defence
Erna Raid and NKVD Destruction Battalions
Minister of Defence, Mr. Aaviksoo: the Erna Raid and NKVD Destruction Battalions met in Kautla. Today, the Minister of Defence visited the base administrative area in Kautla and met with administrative personnel in connection with the 2007 Erna Raid. In his overview of the 2007 Erna Raid, the...
08.05.2008|Ministry of Defence
Minister: “An Important command centre must be established in Pärnu
The Minister of Defence, Mr. Jaak Aaviksoo, accompanied by the Commander of the Defence Forces, Major General Ants Laaneots, and members of the National Defence Committee, visited the Pärnu Infantry Training Battalion today. The purpose of the meeting wBoth the Minister and the Commander of the...
08.05.2008|Ministry of Defence
UK Defence Secretary offers his condolences
The Defence Secretary of the United Kingdom, Mr. Des Browne, called his Estonian counterpart this evening to express his condolences to the families of the members of the Estonian Defence Forces who were injured and killed in Afghanistan as well as to tMr Browne thanked Estonia’s contribution to...
08.05.2008|Ministry of Defence
Minister of Defence and Commander of the Estonian Defence Forces make first entries in the books of condolences
The Minister of Defence, Mr. Jaak Aaviksoo, and the Commander of the Estonian Defence Forces, Major General Ants Laaneots, made the first entries in the books of condolences for Sergeant Kalle Torn and Corporal Jako Karuks today, in the foyer of the Min“My heartfelt condolences to the families of...
08.05.2008|Ministry of Defence
The Minister of Defence and Commander of the Estonian Defence Forces to make first entry in the book of condolences
At 3pm today, the Minister of Defence, Mr. Jaak Aaviksoo, and the Commander of the Estonian Defence Forces will make the first entries in the book of condolences for Sergeant Kalle Torn and Corporal Jako Karuks in the foyer of the Ministry of Defence. There will also be an electronic book of...
08.05.2008|Ministry of Defence
Reburial service set for 3rd July
The reburial service of the remains excavated at Tõnismägi burial site will be held at 11 am on the 3rd of July at the cemetery of the Estonian Defence Forces. The Minister of Defence, Mr. Jaak Aaviksoo, Minister of Population Affairs, Mrs. Urve Palo, and Chairman of the National Defence Committee...
08.05.2008|Ministry of Defence
First minehunter was delivered to Estonia
Today, 26th April, Admiral Sir Jonathon Band, Chief of the Naval Staff of the Royal Army of the United Kingdom, handed over the first Sandown class minehunter to the Estonian Ministry of DefenceAt a ceremony at Babcock’s Rosyth dockyard, Martin Hurt, the Estonian MoD Deputy Undersecretary for...
08.05.2008|Ministry of Defence
Joint statement from the Prime Minister, Minister of Defence and Minister of Foreign Affairs
It is with great sorrow that we announce the tragic loss of two members of the Estonian Defence Forces in Afghanistan. Four other members were also injured and are currently in hospital.It is a sad irony that these victims were from Infantry Company Medical and Explosive Ordnance Disposal teams,...
08.05.2008|Ministry of Defence
Internet: XXI century battlefield
At the 24th International Workshop on Global Security in Paris, the Minister of Defence, Mr. Jaak Aaviksoo, gave a speech on cyber defence in the “Cyber Defence - the unnoticed third WW” panel.According to Mr. Aaviksoo, the title of the speech perfectly captures the essence of what has now become...
08.05.2008|Ministry of Defence
Minister of Defence to participate in security workshop in Paris
The Minister of Defence, Mr. Jaak Aaviksoo, will depart from Brussels tonight, where he attended the meeting of NATO defence ministers, and travel to Paris to attend the 24th International Workshop on Global Security.Mr. Aaviksoo will give a speech on cyber defence in the “Cyber Defence - the...