Estonia's military taking part in six missions abroad

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Estonian military personnel are taking part in six missions abroad, the newest of which is the European Union military training mission in Mali.

The missions that have continued for longer periods of time are the NATO peacekeeping mission in Afghanistan, the NATO KFOR mission in Kosovo, the European Union anti-piracy mission Atalanta in the Gulf of Aden and the United Nations truce supervision mission UNTSO in the Middle East, military spokespeople told BNS.

From this March Estonian Navy personnel are taking part in the NATO anti-terrorism operation Active Endeavor in the Mediterranean and an officer and a noncommissioned officer are deployed with the European Union Training Mission (EUTM) in Mali.

Besides Estonian personnel are serving as part of the NATO Response Force.

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