Nordic countries agree to increase maritime cooperation.
In Oslo (Norway) on November 10, on board the British aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales, representatives of the navies of the ten countries of the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) signed an agreement to expand maritime cooperation as part of the Northern Fleet initiative.
The document provides for joint operational planning, consolidation of combat training, development of exchangeability of ship systems, exchange of resources and integration of maritime autonomous systems. The main areas of joint activity are the North Atlantic Ocean, the Baltic Sea and the Arctic.
The ECO includes Great Britain, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Netherlands, Estonia, Estonia and Lithuania. The formation, as mentioned, is intended to respond quickly to crises and later to transfer the control of the forces to NATO structures.
In the future, such cooperation may lead to increased naval activity in the areas of operational activity of the Northern and Baltic Fleet of the Russian Navy, to increased intensity of combat training and further worsening of the military-political situation in the region.