It is a clear objective to
ensure a hand over of responsibility to the Baltic States of all
aspects of the project before the end of 2002 when the
multinational part of the project ends. This includes complete
hand over of the responsibility for the management, organization,
training and support for the project. A phased and smooth
baltification will ensure that the Baltic States gain an optimal
starting point for implementation of the BATBAT Development
Plan.
Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Latvia as represented by the Minister of Defence of the Republic of Latvia, the Minister of Defence of the Republic of Estonia, the Minister of National Defence of the Republic of Lithuania, the Minister of Defence of the Kingdom of Denmark, the Minister of Defence of the Republic of Finland, the Minister of Defence of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Minister of Defence of the Kingdom of Norway, the Government of Kingdom of Sweden, and the Secretary of State for Defence of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concerning Co-operation on the Further
Development of BALTBAT as a Multinational Unit, and the Transfer of Management of the Project to the Baltic States, 8. Article · AI Martins