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Biden Participates In Baltic Summit, Countries Affirm Increased Security And Defense Cooperation

Friday, August 26th, 2016

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Biden Participates In Baltic Summit, Countries Affirm Increased Security And Defense Cooperation

Vice President Joe Biden participated in a Baltic Summit in Riga, Latvia on Tuesday, where the U.S., Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania reiterated a commitment to cooperating on various defense issues and said they plan to regularly meet to discuss key common security priorities including on cyber issues.In a Joint Declaration, the four countries primarily reaffirmed their NATO alliance responsibilities to protect and defend the territories and populations of all their respective states and committed to deepening cooperation on a swath…

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