The Chief of the General Staff of the Slovenian Armed Forces visited Estonia for the first time

NordenBladet —

“As small countries, we are united by similar challenges, so we had a good opportunity to share our experience in building up the Defence Forces and the Reserve Army,” said Lieutenant General Martin Herem, Commander of the Defence Forces.

During the visit, which began on Wednesday, the Chief of the General Staff of the Slovenian Armed Forces received an overview of the structure, structures, training, international operations and upcoming capability developments of the Estonian Defence Forces.

In addition, the general received a presentation on regional security, met with Chancellor Kusti Salmi at the Ministry of Defence and Brigadier General Riho Ühteg at the General Staff of the Defence League. Major General Glavaš laid a wreath on the Victory Column of the War of Independence in Tallinn.

“Estonia and Slovenia share many milestones. Both countries gained their independence in 1991 and therefore have a very good understanding of the each other’s security challenges,” said Major General Robert Glavaš, Chief of the General Staff of the Slovenian Armed Forces.

In addition, the Chief of the General Staff of the Slovenian Armed Forces visited the NATO Cyber Defence Cooperation Center in Tallinn and the 1st Infantry Brigade in Tapa, where he met with the Commander of the Brigade Colonel Andrus Merilo and the Commander of the NATO Battle Group, Lieutenant Colonel Simon Worth.

Major General Glavaš also visited the Estonian Defence industry company Milrem Robotics and got acquainted with the company’s management and production.

Like Estonia, Slovenia became a member of the European Union and NATO in 2004. Slovenia is a country half the size of Estonia, but almost twice as large in population.

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Source: Estonian Defence Forces