Reference News Network, November 29 report. According to Deutsche Presse-Agentur, November 27 report, the head of the EU Military Staff called on the group to strengthen cooperation in the field of defense during a high-level EU officials meeting in the German city of Ulm on the 27th.
The Chief of the EU Military Staff, Dutch Major General Mischel van der Lijn said his goal is to promote cooperation by reducing the number of equipment systems. He said that different weapon systems have their own logistics and ammunition, which is not good. He called for stronger cooperation in the field of defense within the EU, rather than having companies compete with each other.
Van der Lijn directly reports to the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas. The EU Military Staff is independent of NATO and much smaller in size.
The commanders of the organization are responsible for deployments outside of the EU. They meet once a year.
This year's meeting had about 40 participants, discussing current and planned tasks.
One of the headquarters of the organization is located in Ulm, Germany, while others are located in Paris, Rome, Rota in Spain, and Larissa in Greece. The headquarters will coordinate deployment efforts when a crisis occurs. (Translated by Qing Songzhu)
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