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| Subject: Sweden to join NATO strategic comms centre: director Sat Oct 01, 2016 11:19 pm | |
| Non-aligned Sweden will join NATO's Strategic Communications Centre based in nearby Latvia amid heightened tensions with Russia in the Baltic Sea region, the centre said Friday.
"Joining NATO's STRATCOM Centre of Excellence as a contributing partner is a natural step for Sweden," Janis Sarts, director of the Riga-based unit told AFP.
Earlier this month, Sweden announced it was remilitarising its biggest island, Gotland, amid speculation over the country's ability to defend itself against a more assertive Russia.
Sweden is not a NATO member but is part of the alliance's Partnership for Peace programme launched in 1994 to develop military cooperation with non-member countries.
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