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0 >The three Baltic defense ministers, from left Kalle Laanet (Estonia), Arvydas Anušauskas (Lithuania) and Artis Pabriks (Latvia) signing the joint communique on defense, in Šiauliai, Lithuania, Friday May 21. Source: Ministry of Defense
Estonia is to pursue greater cooperation with its Baltic neighbors Latvia and Lithuania in defensive capabilities, including in air defense, Kalle Laanet (Reform) says. The defense minister added that the three countries are likely to jointly procure Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS).
Laanet joined his counterparts Artis Pabriks of Latvia and Arvydas Anušauskas of Lithuania in Šiauliai, Lithuania, Friday. Šiauliai is, together with Ämari in Estonia, home of the NATO Baltic Air Policing mission.
The three Baltic States are stronger together on matters of security, defense minister Kalle Laanet (Reform) says.
Following a meeting with his Lithuanian counterpart Arvydas Anušauskas at Tapa base Tuesday, Laanet said that: Close defensive cooperation between the Baltic States serves as the cornerstone for strengthening the region. By acting together, we are sending a clear message to our Allies and the aggressor that we must be viewed as a whole.
Anušauskas was on a one-day official visit to Estonia.
The two ministers also discussed the current situation on Ukraine s borders, and this fall s large-scale Russian military exercise Zapad ( West ) 2021, as well as defensive cooperation between the northernmost and southernmost of the two Baltic States.