Bilateral co-operation
Estonia has concluded protocols or agreements of bilateral co-operation with the following states:
USA, Germany, Slovenia, Norway, United Kingdom, Sweden, Hungary, Poland, Finland, Ukraine, Denmark, Italy, Czech Republic, Turkey, France, Canada, Netherlands, Spain, Bulgaria, Georgia and Slovakia.
Bilateral co-operation is vital for strengthening general stability and security, it also helps to develop civil-military relationships.
Trilateral co-operation
Estonia has concluded an agreement of trilateral co-operation with Latvia and Lithuania. Military co-operation between the Baltic states is important for ensuring regional security. The co-operation is mainly concentrated on the Baltic defence co-operation projects.
Baltic co-operation projects
- BALTNET– the Baltic Air Surveillance Network
- BALTDEFCOL – the Baltic Defence College
Multilateral co-operation
- BALTSEA – co-ordinates the provision of defence-related support to the Baltic states.
- Multilateral co-operation encompasses exercises and trainings in the framework of the programme Partnership for Peace (PfP).
- NORBALTPERS – a personnel policy programme initiated by Norway to offer Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania assistance in personnel policy in the defence forces.