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31.08.2005|Ministry of Defence
Press Release No 35 The 4th South Caucasus Clearing House
The 4th South Caucasus Clearing House (SCCH) gathered in Sofia today to address issues concerning defence related assistance to the South Caucasus countries.The 4th South Caucasus Clearing House (SCCH) gathered in Sofia today to address issues concerning defence related assistance to the South...
31.08.2005|Ministry of Defence
Press Release no 51 Xth Senior Courses in National Defence to start in Roosta
The 10th Senior Courses in National Defence will be opened in the Roosta resort centre on April 26. The course will be opened with a lecture by Prime Minister Juhan Parts "Short- and long-term perspectives of Estonian National Defence."
The 10th Seniour Courses in National Defence will be opened...
31.08.2005|Ministry of Defence
Press release nr 62 Estonia and Germany to Hold Xth Defence Staff Talks
On June 1-2 the delegations of the Estonian and German Ministry of Defence are holding Defence Staff Talks in Berlin.
In addition to bilateral and Baltic cooperation the sides will tackle topics concerning NATO, international security, ESDP and internOn June 1-2 the delegations of the Estonian...
31.08.2005|Ministry of Defence
Press Release No 40 Estonian and Georgaian Defence Ministers met in Brussels
Estonia's Defense Minister Jaak Joeruut and his Georgian counterpart, Irakli Okruashvili, spoke about plans for bilateral defense cooperation during a meeting held within the framework of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council in Brussels on June 10, 2005.Joeruut said that being a NATO member...
31.08.2005|Ministry of Defence
A joint announcement by the President, Speaker of the Parliament, and Prime Minister.
Before the end of the year 2004, the whole world was shocked by the tragic natural disaster in Southeast Asia, where the tsunamis of the Indian Ocean took the lives of tens and tens of thousands. Before the end of the year 2004, the whole world was shocked by the tragic natural disaster in...
31.08.2005|Ministry of Defence
Press Release no 34 NATO Flagship Left on Mission
The Navy flagship Admiral Pitka left on May 4 for the Netherlands in order to begin a mission as the staff and support vessel of the Standing NATO Response Force forces mines countermeasures group. \"Years ago NATO for us was a cryptic combination difficult to decipher, later a target to reach and...
31.08.2005|Ministry of Defence
Press Release no 50 The Netherlands to Approve Estonia’s Choices
The Dutch Minister of Defence Henk Kamp approved Estonia’s quick development and the country’s choice to join the two most important organizations, NATO and EU. Kamp said at the Press Conference in MoD today that this choice was clever and the only reasonThe Dutch Minister of Defence Henk Kamp...
31.08.2005|Ministry of Defence
Press Release No 39 Defence Minister Jaak Jõerüüt to Confirm Contribution to NATO Operations
The Estonian Minister of Defence Jaak Jõerüüt who participated today in the North Atlantic Council (NAC) meeting in Brussels confirmed Estonia’s contribution to NATO operations in Afganistan and Iraq. Jõerüüt claimed that Estonia will in coming months inConcerning the NATO operation in Iraq...
31.08.2005|Ministry of Defence
Press Release no 55 Estonian Minister of Defence to Visit NATO Aviators in Zokniai
The Estonian Minister of Defence Margus Hanson will pay a visit to NATO forces deployed in Zokniai Airport, Šiauliai, Lithuania on Wednesday, May 12, 2004.The Estonian Minister of Defence Margus Hanson will pay a visit to NATO forces deployed in Zokniai Airport, Šiauliai, Lithuania on Wednesday,...
31.08.2005|Ministry of Defence
Press Release no 104 Minister of Defence Margus Hanson to visit Kosovo and Albania
The Estonian Minister of Defence Margus Hanson will on Monday start a three-day visit in Kosovo in order to meet with Estonia's largest peacekeeping contingent, consisting of 122 soldiers. The Estonian Minister of Defence Margus Hanson will on Monday start a three-day visit in Kosovo in order to...