Aims of the cooperation

The cooperation is based on trust and a long history of collaboration between the countries. It comprises areas such as operational planning and preparations to be able to jointly use civil and military resources in various scenarios. Examples of this include asserting territorial integrity and exercising the right to collective self-defence under Article 51 of the UN Charter. Once the necessary political decisions have been taken, the countries can act jointly. By allowing greater leeway to take joint action, the threshold for incidents and conflicts is raised.