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Estonia and Sweden to discuss defence co-operation in Tallinn

12. February 2007 - 14:10
Tomorrow, on 20th December, the Swedish Defence Minister, Mr. Mikael Odenberg, will visit Estonia to meet with his Estonian counterpart, Mr. Jürgen Ligi. The topics of discussion will include the outcome of the recent NATO Riga Summit, Europe’s common Sec

Other topics will include co-operation in the framework of the Baltic Defence College and the provision of co-ordinated defence-related assistance to third countries, primarily, Georgia and Ukraine.

This is the newly appointed Swedish Defence Minister’s first visit to Estonia; the last such Defence Ministers’ meeting took place in Stockholm in spring 2004.