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25.06.2008|Ministry of Defence
Law amendment package to reorganise alternative service system
The Government today approved the law amendment package, which extends the number of institutions where persons eligible to be drafted can pass their alternative service. Also, minimum wages will be paid to all the persons in alternative service.
In Estonia, a 15-month alternative service...
25.06.2008|Ministry of Defence
Minister raises cyber security issues at the OSCE
The Minister of Defence, Mr. Jaak Aaviksoo, encouraged more attention to cyber security issues during his presentation at the OSCE Forum for Security Cooperation and encouraged the countries to participate in the NATO Centre of Excellence in Co-operative According to Mr. Aaviksoo, we need to...
25.06.2008|Ministry of Defence
Co-operation Chamber of the Minister of Defence commences work
Today, the Defence Politics Co-operation Chamber of the Minister of Defence, the task of which is to analyse different spheres of defence and security politics and give recommendations for the promotion of national defence, was convened at the Ministry ofAccording to the Minister of Defence, Mr....
12.06.2008|Ministry of Defence
Baltic ministers of defence set framework for analysing joint air policing solutions
Today, at a meeting in Latvia, the ministers of defence of the Baltic states agreed upon principles to serve as the basis for joint analysis of alternative solutions for air policing of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania after 2018.According to the Minister of Defence, Mr. Jaak Aaviksoo, the development...
12.06.2008|Ministry of Defence
Minister of Defence meets Swedish Defence Committee
Today, the Minister of Defence, Mr. Jaak Aaviksoo, met with the delegation of the Swedish Defence Committee, currently visiting Estonia. The Swedish Defence Committee joined the representatives of the various parliamentary political parties; the CommitteeThe Minister of Defence provided the Swedish...
12.06.2008|Ministry of Defence
European countries to use helicopters more extensively in foreign missions
The ministers of Defence of the European Union agreed upon joint activities at today’s meeting in Brussels, which intend to contribute a greater number of helicopters to future international operations.
The aim is to enhance the level of readiness of helicopters and helicopter teams enabling their...
09.06.2008|Ministry of Defence
Baltic Defence College students visit Ministry of Defence
The students of Joint Command and General Staff Course of the Baltic Defence College are visiting the Ministry of Defence today within the framework of a training day; the students will be given an overview of Estonian security and defence politics, strucThe Director of the Defence Planning...
09.06.2008|Ministry of Defence
Mr. Aaviksoo expresses condolences to Lithuanian Minister of Defence
The Minister of Defence, Mr. Jaak Aaviksoo, called his Lithuanian colleague, Mr. Juozas Olekas, this morning to express his condolences on the death of the Lithuanian defence force member, killed yesterday in Afghanistan.
\"My sincerest condolences on the death of a Lithuanian defence force member...
02.06.2008|Ministry of Defence
Minister of Defence Jaak Aaviksoo offers his condolences
Tallinn, May 24 2008 - The Minister of Defence, Mr. Jaak Aaviksoo, expressed the condolences on behalf of the Estonian Government to the family of the member of the Estonian Defence Force who was killed yesterday in Afghanistan. \"It was with the deepest sadness that I learned of the tragic...
02.06.2008|Ministry of Defence
Mr. Aaviksoo meets with Finnish Minister of Defence
The Minister of Defence, Mr. Jaak Aaviksoo, met his Finnish colleague, Mr. Jyri Häkämies, today in Helsinki and gave a presentation at the reputable Finnish Atlantic Society.
At the meeting with the Finnish Minister of Defence Mr. Häkamies, the ministers discussed the outcomes of the NATO...