ESTONIA PARLIAMENT RATIFIES DEFENSE COOPERATION AGREEMENT WITH US
The parliament of Estonia on Tuesday ratified an agreement on bilateral cooperation in the defense area with the US, RIA Novosti reports. The agreement provides the legal framework and enables a broad range of defense-related activities. The document regulates the status of the US armed forces in the country and the use of territories and facilities belonging to Estonia, as well as the right of US servicemen to construct necessary facilities on the territories provided to them, the parliament press service said. Estonian Defense Minister Margus Tsahkna and US Ambassador to Estonia James Melville signed the agreement on January 17. The US proposed this document in August 2016 for US servicemen being deployed to Estonia as part of the Atlantic Resolve mission. Media agencies
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