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On 15 December, President of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs met with Canadian Minister of Defence Bill Blair in the Riga Castle to discuss bilateral cooperation between the two countries, especially in the areas of defence and security policy, stated the president’s press service.
The Ministry of National Defence held a High-level Seminar for the Eastern Partners and their engagement in the EU Common Security and Defence Policy in Vilnius on 29-30 November. It was attended by senior officials on behalf of Lithuania, Moldova, Georgia and Ukraine, the ministry reports.
National Defence Minister Arvydas Anušauskas on Tuesday attended the Ramstein format meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group and for the first time met with the new Defence Minister of Ukraine Rustem Umerov on the margins, the ministry said in a press release.
President of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs on Monday met with Minister of Defence Ināra Mūrniece at the Riga Castle to discuss current national security and defence issues, stated the Office of the President.
The Ämari Air Base in Estonia will undergo reconstruction in 2024, during which the Baltic airspace will be secured from Latvia and Lithuania. After the reconstruction is completed, the allied fighter jets will return to Estonia, reports the Ministry of Defence of Estonia.
The Lithuanian parliament's biggest opposition group, Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (conservatives), has collected signatures for initiation of the interpellation procedure against Social Democratic Minister of Defence Juozas Olekas.
