Officials revealed plans for a May signing that would deepen military coordination. Ministers set two months for ministries to draft the agreement.
Poland and Estonia have agreed to sign a new agreement on security guarantees and mutual cooperation in the security sector in May.
Regarding these plans, during a joint press conference in Warsaw with Estonia’s Minister of Defense Hanno Pevkur, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence of Poland Vladyslav Kosiniak-Kamysz stated.
Context and Prospects of the Agreement
“We want, as soon as possible – hopefully on May 21 – to sign an agreement on security guarantees and cooperation in the security sphere. The last such agreement dates back to 2012; since then, everything in Europe has changed.”
– Vladyslav Kosiniak-Kamysz
He added that the ministers gave their agencies two months to prepare this agreement.
Kosiniak-Kamysz noted that they discussed with Pevkur joint military exercises planned for this year, including the participation of Estonian troops in the Brave Husar exercises on Polish territory. The sides also exchanged views on the situation in Ukraine and in the Middle East.
They also cited the stance of the foreign policy leadership: at the G7 meeting in Paris, Foreign Minister Andriy Sibiga called for a firm response to Russia’s nuclear threats.
It is expected that the agreement will form the basis for strengthening coordination between Warsaw and Tallinn on security, defense, and operational cooperation, and will publicly demonstrate the two countries’ commitment to strengthening transatlantic and European partnership.