Estonia’s Prime Minister Andrus Ansip spoke up in defense of Estonia's participation in military missions abroad, calling it Estonia's moral duty to the West.
Recalling discussions on foreign missions that took place during the NATO summit in Bucharest, the head of government stressed that Estonia fully supports improving military-civilian cooperation in mission areas.
"It is not possible to achieve a breakthrough in Afghanistan by military means alone, and it's not what one has been trying to do," he said, adding that alliance members have also invested in the strengthening of the country's civilian structures, and will continue to do so.
The militaries of all three countries are also participating in training each other as part of the Baltic Battalion Staff Intelligent Wolf in Tartu, Estonia this week.
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