TALLINN. Sept 4 (Interfax) - Estonia supports U.S. President Barack Obama's proposal to set up an Air Force training center at Amari air base near Tallinn.
"It is very important that the United States is constantly contributing directly to in the security of our region and intends to supplement this, for example, with air defense," Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet told Interfax through the press service of his ministry.
"Amari air base is quite a suitable place," he said commenting on the proposals made by Obama in Tallinn on Wednesday to reinforce regional air forces and set up a training center for that in Amari.
He said that the U.S. is "a very close ally" for Estonia and Obama's visit ahead of the NATO summit in Wales proves that. "The same as the presence of the U.S. military in Estonia," he added.
"Security issues are now most important but Estonia has arranged cooperation with the United States perfectly in several other spheres too - the protection of human rights, electronic government, the development of democracy in the world and also cyber security," Paet said.