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Sir Keir Starmer thanked crew members aboard HMS Iron Duke which is docked in Estonia. The prime minister was joined by Estonian president Alar Karis who also gave thanks to the crew in a speech. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00Thank you for everything that you do for our country. Thank you for everything you do for NATO.
00:05Thank you for keeping our world a safer place.
00:10And I say that on my own behalf. I say that on behalf of the government.
00:15And now it's my pleasure to introduce the President of Estonia, who wants to just say a few words.
00:21So I'll pass over to him. Thank you.
00:24We have been fighting together also in Afghanistan, side by side, 20 years war in a deadly Helmand province.
00:38And today we are here defending NATO's eastern flank together, side by side.
00:47Thank you very much for this long-standing alliance. And of course, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.