Prime Minister Ratas in Tapa: The rapid launch of the NATO battle group in Tapa is impressive

Sep 07
Created: 07 September 2017

Prime Minister Jüri Ratas assured NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg today that the cooperation between the Estonian Defence Forces and the NATO battle group was going very well. “The work of the Estonian Defence Forces and the troops of the UK, France and Denmark in launching the NATO battle group in such a short time is impressive. It shows the high professionalism of the troops of Estonia and each of the other countries,” Ratas said. 

At the same time, the Prime Minister emphasised that adjustments to NATO’s readiness, including the enhancement of deterrence and the defence position, had to continue, and there was still much work to do. “Deterrence is the best way to ensure peace,” the Prime Minister said. “The unity and solidarity of the allies are essential. I am convinced that the ‘all-for-one, one-for-all’ attitude is in force everywhere“ Ratas said that the cooperation between the European Union and NATO was also more important than ever before, and it had to be deepened and made more effective, for example, in the fight against terrorism and in improving cyber security and military mobility.

This afternoon, Prime Minister Ratas visited Tapa Army Base with NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg to learn about the tasks of the Estonian Defence Forces and the NATO battle group troops serving there and get an overview of the weapons and infrastructure of the 1st Infantry Brigade and its allied forces. The issues relating to Russia’s behaviour and the Zapad exercise were also discussed during the visit.

NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg will also participate in the first cyber defence exercise for the defence ministers of the European Union CYBRID 2017, which will be held in Tallinn tomorrow.

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