KLAIPEDA (BNS) – The chief of staff of the Estonian armed forces, Maj. Gen. Ants Laaneots, has said Lithuania has outperformed Estonia in developing its national armed forces.Laaneots, who attended a VIP day at the Baltic Challenge '98 exercise in Lithuania July 18, said Lithuania had a better legislative basis for the operation and development of armed forces, and also its navy, air forces and the air space surveillance system were better than Estonia's, according to a military spokesperson in Tallinn. (See related story on page 6).While still behind Estonia in terms of weapons, the Lithua...
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