Estonian Minister of Defence Emphasizes Importance of Sea Surveillance for the EU

At the informal two-day meeting of the EU defence ministers in Gothenburg, the Estonian Minister of Defence Jaak Aaviksoo said that security in the European Union would improve if member states were to increase the level of cooperation in the area of sea surveillance.

According to Minister Aaviksoo, it is a pleasure to point out that current EU presidency holder Sweden has taken the issue up as a priority and that Spain has promised to further advance this issue during its presidency.

“Information exchange in the area of sea surveillance is needed, and the cooperation in this area already taking place in the Baltic Sea serves as an example to all other European member states and regions,” Aaviksoo emphasised in his speech.

“Cooperation between countries of the Baltic Sea has also provided strong momentum for closer national cooperation within Estonia on sea surveillance, which our European partners have also acknowledged,” Aaviksoo explained.

In Gothenburg, a demonstration of the Sea Surveillance Cooperation Baltic Sea (SUCBAS) was also held for the attending defence ministers, where Estonia was represented by Commander Indrek Hanson, Chief of the Operations Section of the Estonian Naval Headquarters.

In addition to sea surveillance, the defence ministers also discussed civilian-military capability development in the EU, issues relating to the European Defence Agency and battle groups of the EU, and the current military operations in Somalia and in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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