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10.10.2006|Ministry of Defence
Press Release No 60 Estonian Minister of Defence to Participate in Nordic and Baltic Countries Defence Ministries Meeting
On Thursday, August 25 the Minister of Defense Jaak Joerüüt will fly to Oslo in order to participate in the Nordic and Baltic countries Defence Ministers meeting.
The purpose of the meeting is to exchange information, to reaffirm good-neighbourly relations and to plan further cooperation.The...
10.10.2006|Ministry of Defence
Press Release No 54 The Ministry of Defence Considering Legal Action against City of Tallinn
The Estonian Ministry of Defense is considering taking legal action against the City of Tallinn to protect its legal interests.
The Ministry of Defense has ordered an expert opinion survey from engineer Vello Otsmaa and the company TIP Ekspertiis and Ehitus OÜ. The survey points out that the...
10.10.2006|Ministry of Defence
Press Release No 62 Austrian defence Minister to visit Estonia
The Federal Minister of National Defense of the Republic of Austria Günther Platter will arrive tomorrow for a two-day visit in Estonia. The Estonian Minister of Defence Jaak Jõerüüt will welcome the Austrian delegation at the airport together with honourFor Austria, the country to hold presidency...
10.10.2006|Ministry of Defence
Press Release No 57 Estonia will procure a short range air defence system
The Government of Estonia decided on its today's session to start a
procurement for air defence system and invite two world-recognised
companies, MDBA Systems and Raytheon Company, to participate in tender.The goal for this procurement is to equip Estonia with modern and flexibleair defence system...
31.08.2005|Ministry of Defence
Press release nr 62 Estonia and Germany to Hold Xth Defence Staff Talks
On June 1-2 the delegations of the Estonian and German Ministry of Defence are holding Defence Staff Talks in Berlin.
In addition to bilateral and Baltic cooperation the sides will tackle topics concerning NATO, international security, ESDP and internOn June 1-2 the delegations of the Estonian...
31.08.2005|Ministry of Defence
Press Release No 40 Estonian and Georgaian Defence Ministers met in Brussels
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...
31.08.2005|Ministry of Defence
A joint announcement by the President, Speaker of the Parliament, and Prime Minister.
Before the end of the year 2004, the whole world was shocked by the tragic natural disaster in Southeast Asia, where the tsunamis of the Indian Ocean took the lives of tens and tens of thousands. Before the end of the year 2004, the whole world was shocked by the tragic natural disaster in...
31.08.2005|Ministry of Defence
Press Release no 50 The Netherlands to Approve Estonia’s Choices
The Dutch Minister of Defence Henk Kamp approved Estonia’s quick development and the country’s choice to join the two most important organizations, NATO and EU. Kamp said at the Press Conference in MoD today that this choice was clever and the only reasonThe Dutch Minister of Defence Henk Kamp...
31.08.2005|Ministry of Defence
Press Release no 34 NATO Flagship Left on Mission
The Navy flagship Admiral Pitka left on May 4 for the Netherlands in order to begin a mission as the staff and support vessel of the Standing NATO Response Force forces mines countermeasures group. \"Years ago NATO for us was a cryptic combination difficult to decipher, later a target to reach and...
31.08.2005|Ministry of Defence
Press Release no 55 Estonian Minister of Defence to Visit NATO Aviators in Zokniai
The Estonian Minister of Defence Margus Hanson will pay a visit to NATO forces deployed in Zokniai Airport, Šiauliai, Lithuania on Wednesday, May 12, 2004.The Estonian Minister of Defence Margus Hanson will pay a visit to NATO forces deployed in Zokniai Airport, Šiauliai, Lithuania on Wednesday,...