Infoservis - MOSR
Congratulations to Gen Pavel
SVK Minister of Defence Martin Glváč congratulated Gen Petr Pavel, Chief of the General Staff of Armed Forces of the Czech Republic, on his recent appointment as the next Chairman of the NATO Military Committee (NATO MC). Gen Pavel is the first…
Turkey is our partner
The Slovak Republic and the Republic of Turkey have set out to cultivate defence relations. SVK Minister of Defence Martin Glváč and Turkish National Defence Minister İsmet Yılmaz agreed on that during Glváč’s official visit to Turkey, the firs…
Minister expresses his condolences
SVK Minister of Defence Martin Glváč sent a letter of condolence to Polish Defence Minister Tomasz Siemoniak, expressing his sympathy for the loss of a Polish serviceman in Afghanistan. “In these extremely difficult moments, allow me to ex…
We support the Alliance’s joint defence capability development
Miloš Koterec, State Secretary of the SVK Ministry of Defence, took part in the discussions of NATO’s Research and Technology Board, dubbed FALL 2014 NATO STB, held on 15 – 19 September in Bratislava. “The SVK Ministry of Defence is interested …
Our soldiers and allies to act out combat operation scenario directed at territorial integrity protection
In October, soldiers from five countries will train together in Slovakia. As part of Exercise GROUND PEPPER 2014, they will perform the tasks in compliance with Article 5 of the Washington Treaty on NATO Member States’ Collective Defence. The i…
STB meets in Slovakia
On 15 – 19 September, the Slovak Republic is hosting a meeting of the NATO Science and Technology Board (STB). Dubbed FALL 2014 NATO STB, the meeting has brought together over 150 experts from NATO member states to discuss the current science a…
SVK and CZ CBR experts on exercise in Zemianske Kostoľany
On 8 – 12 September, the Chemical, Biological and Radiological Training and Testing Centre Zemianske Kostoľany hosted a joint training exercise of small CBR teams from the Slovak and Czech Republics. The Rožňava-based CBR Defence Company, parti…
Key message from Milan
Discussions of the progress made in the further development of the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) in the context of the latest developments were at the heart of the informal meeting of defence ministers in Milan on 9 – 10 Septem…
Co-operation with Macedonia
Under the terms of the NATO summit in Wales, SVK Minister of Defence Martin Glváč and Macedonian Defence Minister Zoran Jolevski discussed options of bilateral defence co-operation of both countries. Slovakia offered its partner an exchange of …
Testing battle skills
In the mountainous terrain between Zvolen and Banská Bystrica, the Command, Control and Reconnaissance Brigade from Zvolen, operating under the SVK Air Force, organized the 1st 24-hour Basic Battle Skills Competition. The Brigade’s units are po…
NATO summit
“We can evaluate the NATO summit as decisive and successful also for Slovakia and its defence,” stated SVK Minister of Defence Martin Glváč at the end of the NATO summit, held on 4 – 5 September in Wales, UK. SVK Minister of Defence Martin…
Helping citizens
A total of 21 soldiers from the 13th Mechanized Battalion Levice assisted the village residents of Ipeľský Sokolec by taking measures against leakage at a local dam. They were operationally committed to the area at the request of the crisis sta…
