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Permanent Undersecretary of the MoD to discuss Estonia’s experiences of defence reforms at Ukraine forum

13. November 2006 - 11:11
The Permanent Undersecretary of the Ministry of Defence, Mr. Lauri Almann, will travel to Kiev tomorrow, where he will participate in “A Review of Ukraine’s Defence and Security Policy”, an international security forum conducted by the National Security a

Mr. Almann’s presentation will focus on sharing Estonia’s experience of its accession to the Euro-Atlantic security area and will present Estonia’s proposal of incorporating international expertise in the enforcement of security reforms. Mr. Almann stressed the importance of the frank advice received from recognised independent experts upon Estonia’s, and the other Baltic States’, integration to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation.

“Although each country is a unique entity with regard to geopolitical characteristics, some processes can be compared with each other. The experiences gained give us an opportunity to learn from the successes and mistakes of each other”, said Mr. Almann.