R E S O L U T I O N
CONCERNING MILITARY COOPERATION BETWEEN THE BALTIC STATES
The contours of new defence structures safeguarding world
security are becoming more distinct. The role of the Baltic
States in the integration processes of Europe and the European
collective security system is becoming more definite. The
implementation of tasks that arise from the obligations of the
Baltic States to their citizens and the international community
requires significant expenditures, serious work and good
coordination. This may be guaranteed by defence cooperation and a
mutual assistance agreement which provides the legal basis for
cooperation between the Baltic States in the spheres of defence
and national security.
For this purpose the Memorandum of Mutual Understanding was
signed in Visby, Sweden, on 3 June 1994, wherein principles of
cooperation in the training of Baltic UN peace-keeping forces
were set forth. In Copenhagen on 11 September 1994, Ministers of
Defence of Great Britain, the Nordic and Baltic States signed a
new Memorandum of Understanding. In Riga, on 13 September 1994,
the Baltic State Prime Ministers signed a trilateral agreement
between Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania concerning the
establishment and formation of a joint peace-keeping unit. At the
present time, a cooperation agreement between the Defence
Ministry of Estonia, Defence Ministry of Latvia, and the
Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence is being prepared.
Bearing in mind the geopolitical situation in our region and
the recent statements and obligations undertaken by the Baltic
Governments, the Baltic Assembly recommends to the Baltic Council
of Ministers to begin the preparation of a defence agreement
between Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, and to sign such an
agreement as soon as possible.
Vilnius,13 November 1994