President Kaljulaid met with the Minister of National Defense of Portugal

21.09.2021 | 08:06

President Kersti Kaljulaid met the Minister of National Defense of Portugal Prof. João Gomes Cravinho today in Tallinn to discuss cooperation in NATO, European security, and digital cooperation between the two countries. The meeting focused on cooperation in NATO. According to President Kaljulaid Estonia relies on Portugal’s expertise and knowhow on threats and challenges coming from the South and she expressed hope that Portugal similarly trusts the Estonian expertise in assessing the risks of this region.

Portugal has participated four times in the NATO Baltic Air Policing missions form Lihtuania. According to President Kaljulaid the Portuguese air forces are also very welcome to the Estonian Ämari Air Base.

Estonian and Portuguese cooperation in the digital sphere and cyber security were also discussed. Portugal and Estonia cooperate actively in the fields of e-elections, e-health and e-residency.

Current conflicts in the world were also brought up at the meeting, including the break out of hostilities between Armenia and Azerbaijan in the Nagorno-Karabakh, the situation in Mali and the recent events in Belarus.

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