Baltic army chiefs discuss joint battalion

BNS
April 13, 2007



Baltic nations may form a joint infantry battalion to send to NATO missions. A meeting of the Baltic Military Committee will see the heads of the three nations’ defense forces discuss the formation of such a battalion.

Estonia’s Maj. Gen. Ants Laaneots, Latvia’s Brig. Gen. Juris Maklakovs, and Lithuania’s Maj. Gen. Valdas Tutkus will meet at the Leigo farm in south Estonia on April 12 and 13 to discuss further cooperation between the Baltic nations.

Also slated for discussion is Baltnet, the joint airspace monitoring system, Baltron, the joint naval squadron, and Baltdefcol, the Baltic defense college.
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Participants to the BAFL Annual Meeting held March 24, 2007 at Laguna Beach. Front row left to right: Angela Nelsas, Vija A. Turjanis. Second row: Aivars Jerumanis Ivars Miculs, Alnis Briedis, Alfreds Raisters. Third row: Nemyra Enck, Maryte Sepikas, Valdis Pavlovskis, Ted Liliensteins. Back: Imants Leitis. Not pictured: Vallis Dzintris and Dace Pavlovskis.
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