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Press Release No 40 Estonian and Georgaian Defence Ministers met in Brussels

31. August 2005 - 12:04
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 Estonia was glad to offer its experience and assistance, having gone through the same path that lies ahead for Georgia. Estonia, for instance, is planning to share with Georgia its experience in military reform.
The ministers also decided that the countries will in the near future start drawing up an annual plan for bilateral defense cooperation.
The meeting also touched upon matters related to the so-called frozen conflics, or Georgia\'s separatist regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, and withdrawal of Russian troops from Georgia.