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10.10.2006|Ministry of Defence
Press Release No 3 Estonian Minister of Defece to Visit Finland
Estonian Defence Minister Jurgen Ligi will this evening leave for Finland to meet with his colleague Seppo Kaariainen. This is primarily a getting-acquainted visit in the course of which the Finnish side will introduce its plans for the upcoming European Union presidency. In addition the ministers...
10.10.2006|Ministry of Defence
Press Release No 87 Estonia to acquire Sandown class mine hunters
The Cabinet today approved the Defence Ministry’s application to acquire used Sandown class mine hunters from the United Kingdom. According to the decision the Minister of Defence will start Government-to-Government negotiations at the result of which the number of vessels, concrete financial...
10.10.2006|Ministry of Defence
Press Release no 82 The three Baltic Defence Ministers met in Pärnu today.
The meeting addressed the development of the Baltic military co-operation projects in detail in the course of which several unresolved problems between the Baltic states were resolved. For over a year, the issue of the establishment of the jointly manned Control and Reporting Centre (CRC) had been...
10.10.2006|Ministry of Defence
Press Release nr.76 The Book of Condolences of Bgrigadier General Märt Tiru
Starting from Friday the Book of Condolences of Bgrigadier General Märt Tiru can be signed in the lobby of the Ministry of Defence Sakala 1, Tallinn.
It is also possible to forward the condolences via e-mail on the following address: http://www.mod.go
10.10.2006|Ministry of Defence
Press Release No 75 Brigadier General Märt Tiru IM MEMORIAM
Brigadier General Märt Tiru IM MEMORIAM
October 10, 1947 – October 18, 2005
Today, on October 18, 2005, Brigadier General Märt Tiru passed away after a serious illness.
The Ministry of Defence and The General Staff will always remember Brigadier General Tiru as an innovative and intelligent...
10.10.2006|Ministry of Defence
Press Release no 74 Jaak Jõerüüt handed over Defence Minister's Post
Today Jaak Jõerüüt handed over his post to the new Defence Minister Jürgen Ligi.
Jõerüüt held the post for 320 days.
10.10.2006|Ministry of Defence
Press Release No 72 Defense Minister Jaak Jõerüüt’s Press Conference
The Minister of Defence Jaak Jõerüüt will give a press conference this afternoon at 3.45 p.m. explaining to the media the reasons of his resignation from the post of the Defence Minister.
10.10.2006|Ministry of Defence
Press Release No 71The Estonian Defence Minister Jaak Joerüüt resigned
Today I handed over my resignation to the Prime Minister Andrus Ansip from the post of the Minister of Defence. I hope he will satisfy my resignation immediately.
Hereby I would like to explain in more detail the reasons of my resignation:Political StatementI have, today, submitted to Prime...
10.10.2006|Ministry of Defence
Press Release No 73 The Estonian Defence Minister Jaak Joerüüt’s speech at ATA 51 General Assembly
This evening the Minister of Defence Jaak Jõerüüt delivered a speech at the opening of the General Assembly of the Atlantic Treaty Association in Tallinn. In his speech Jõerüüt concentrated on the present and future developments of NATO and the challengesThe speech of Jaak Jõerüüt: Exellencies,...
10.10.2006|Ministry of Defence
Press Release No 70 The Estonian Defence Minister Jaak Joerüüt Minister met the President of Israel Moshe Katzavi
Tonight the Minister of Defence as well as the acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jaak Jõerüüt met with the President of Israel Moshe Katzavi in order to discuss bilateral relations. One of the key topics of the meeting was the Near-East peace process.According to Jõerüüt the relations between...