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01.10.2020|Ministry of Defence
Defence Minister Luik and the Commanding General of United States Army Europe discussed the deepening of Estonian and US defence cooperation
Yesterday at the ABCD Security Conference in Tallinn, Secretary of Defence Luik and Lt. Gen. Christopher G. Cavoli, Commanding General of United States Army Europe, discussed the advancement of defence co-operation between Estonia and the United States, and ways to strengthen the deterrence and...
30.09.2020|Ministry of Defence
Luik: additional funding allows us to continue the development of national defence
Minister of Defence of Estonia Jüri Luik said that the agreements reached in the government this week will allow to continue the development of national defence in a way that, in addition to the existing capabilities, we can develop new ones.
‘It is important for us that our new capabilities are...
26.09.2020|Ministry of Defence
Minister of Defence Luik discussed the situation in Mali and Belarus with European allies
On Friday Minister of Defence Jüri Luik took part in the European Intervention Initiative (EI2) meeting where the security situation in Belarus and Mali was discussed. In addition, the ministers discussed transnational defence co-operation in today’s security environment (including COVID conditions...
25.09.2020|Ministry of Defence
For the first time, students will be competing in a national defence competition
The Ministry of Defence and the University of Tartu Youth Academy concluded an agreement to organize the first nationwide national defence competition for upper secondary school and vocational education students, next spring.
According to Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence Kristjan...
22.09.2020|Ministry of Defence
Minister of Defence Luik remembered courageous resistance fighters
In his speech given at the Cross of Liberty and the Monument to the War of Independence, Minister of Defence Luik noted that today we are commemorating those people who tried to restore Estonia’s national independence in 1944, during the turmoil of World War II, when one occupation was rapidly...
15.09.2020|Ministry of Defence
Website introducing Estonia’s defence development launched
Estonian Ministry of Defence has launched a website introducing the development of national defence since the restoration of independence. According to Minister of Defence Jüri Luik since then the firepower and the willingness to defend has Estonia has seen a significant increase.
Luik commented...
04.09.2020|Ministry of Defence
British soldiers received medals at Tapa base
Minister of Defence Jüri Luik handed out medals at Tapa military base to British soldiers who will soon complete their rotation in Estonia. The medals are inscribed with „At the defence of NATO“ symbolising the allied soldiers’ contribution to protecting both Estonia and the NATO alliance...
03.09.2020|Ministry of Defence
Sahel Coalition's Ministers of Defence discussed the situation in Mali
Minister of Defence Luik participated in the Sahel Coalition video meeting yesterday called together by the French Minster of Defence, which discussed the situation in Mali and the further actions ahead. The Coalition’s Minsters of Defence confirmed that the coup would not be recognized, but that...
31.08.2020|Ministry of Defence
Eighteen new instructors added to the ranks of National Defence Instructors
Meelis Oidsalu, Undersecretary for Defence Planning at the Ministry of Defence, presented certificates to graduates of Tallinn University’s national defence education teacher course.
Undersecretary Meelis Oidsalu noted that national defence courses in schools play a very specific and clear role in...
26.08.2020|Ministry of Defence
Minister of Defence Luik discussed developments in Belarus and the poisoning of Navalny with the German Minister of Defence
Minister of Defence Jüri Luik met in Berlin with German Minister of Defence Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer to discuss the developments in Belarus and the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny.
‘By emphasising the threat of NATO, Lukashenko is trying to shift the blame for the domestic...