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10.02.2009|Ministry of Defence
National defence teachers training courses begins in Tallinn University
The National Defence teacher training course, which is designed for current and future teachers of national defence and is supported by the Ministry of Defence, began today in Tallinn University.
Those who successfully pass the training course are entitled to teach national defence in schools and...
10.02.2009|Ministry of Defence
Third Sandown-class mine hunter delivered to Estonia
EML Ugandi, the last of the Sandown-class mine hunters acquired from the United Kingdom, was today delivered to the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Estonia in Babcock’s Rosyth dockyard, Scotland.
In a formal ceremony in Babcock’s Rosyth dockyard, the vessel was officially handed over to Mr...
10.02.2009|Ministry of Defence
Government to support Estonia’s continued participation in UNTSO
The Government today approved a draft resolution to extend the participation of Estonian military observers in the Middle East United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) mission until the end of 2010, and sent it to the Riigikogu for discussionAccording to the draft resolution, Estonia...
10.02.2009|Ministry of Defence
Estonia to finish contributing a combat unit to the operation in Iraq
The Minister of Defence, Mr. Jaak Aaviksoo, today provided the Government of the Republic with an overview of the issues related to the participation of the Estonian Defence Forces in the Iraqi operation and the resolution to finish the contribution of coTherefore, Estonia’s next infantry platoon,...
10.02.2009|Ministry of Defence
Minister of Defence to meet with outgoing US Ambassador
The Minister of Defence, Mr. Jaak Aaviksoo, met today with the outgoing Ambassador of the United States of America, Mr. Stanley Davis Phillips.Mr. Aaviksoo thanked the Ambassador for his support in developing relations between Estonia and the United States of America. “We felt the support of the...
10.02.2009|Ministry of Defence
Colonel Aarne Ermus to begin his career as Defence Attaché to Latvia and Lithuania
This month, Colonel Aarne Ermus, the Commander of the Estonian National Defence College, will also become the Defence Attaché to Latvia and Lithuania.
Lieutenant Commander Mati Orav, who earlier worked as the Defence Attaché to Latvia and Lithuania, will now continue his career at the General...
10.02.2009|Ministry of Defence
A review of compliance with conscript service obligation conducted at the Defence Force service commission
In the Ministry of Defence today, the first session of the Defence Force service commission took place, which included a review of the compliance with conscript service obligation in 2008 and a discussion of problems related with persons eligible to be drThe Director General of the Defence...
10.02.2009|Ministry of Defence
MoD Permanent Undersecretary awards defence force members who served in Iraq
The Permanent Undersecretary of the Ministry of Defence, Mr. Riho Terras, awarded medals of participants of international peace securing operations to the defence force members, who have recently returned from the operation in Iraq.
At the awarding ceremony, which took place at the Kalev Infantry...
13.01.2009|Ministry of Defence
MoD Permanent Undersecretary meets with Finnish counterpart
The Permanent Undersecretary of the Ministry of Defence, Mr. Riho Terras, met his Finnish colleague, Mr. Kari Rimpi, in Helsinki today, the primary focus of which was to discuss the new security situation following this past summer’s conflict in Georgia aThe Permanent Undersecretaries also...
13.01.2009|Ministry of Defence
Government approves participation of EOD-team in NATO Response Force
Today, the Government approved a draft resolution allowing for the Estonian Defence Forces to contribute up to 15 explosive ordnance disposal specialists to the NATO Response Force during the first half of 2009. The resolution has now been sent to the RiiAs provided by the International Military Co...