Infoservis - MOSR
1st Slovak National Council was established 169 years ago, Minister Gajdoš commemorates its anniversary in Myjava
SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš and Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Defence and Security/Deputy Parliamentary Chairman Anton Hrnko visited Myjava to remember the 169th anniversary of the establishment of the 1st Slovak National …
SVK Defence Development Plan under discussion in interdepartmental consultations
The MOD submitted its “Long-Term Defence Development Plan with Emphasis on Building and Developing the SVK Armed Forces with an Outlook to 2030” to be discussed in interdepartmental consultations. Until recently, this sort of a comprehensive st…
Beware of false profiles!
The MOD issues this notice to warn people about the false profiles on Facebook that are mistakenly associated with the SVK MOD and Armed Forces. The links to the official Facebook profiles can be found on the following websites: MO SR and Ozbrojen…
Back from UNFICYP
A total of 92 SVK Armed Forces personnel have returned from UNFICYP, Cyprus. Chief of Defence Gen Maxim welcomed them home during a homecoming ceremony held in Nitra. The United Nations-led mission is the largest one in terms of the SVK militar…
Minister attends conference on Homeland Defence activities
Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš attended the introductory part of the Civic Defence Activities in the Context of Current Developments Conference, which was held under the auspices of the Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Defence and S…
Minister Gajdoš meets with UK Chief of Defence Staff Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach
Slovak Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš met for talks with UK Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach at SVK MOD Main Building on 11 September 2017. Topics of discussion included changes to the security landscape in…
Armed Forces and Rescue Services Corps Day with Children
Minister of Defence opened the 11th annual iteration of “Armed Forces and Rescue Services Corps Day with Children” at the Museum of Military History in Piešťany. As he said, it provides a unique space for Slovak citizens, especially for childre…
Honouring the Holocaust victims
A commemoration ceremony to mark Holocaust and Racial Violence Victims Day was held in Bratislava's Rybničné námestie. Representing the MOD at the ceremony were State Secretary Róbert Ondrejcsák and DCHOD Lt Gen Pavel Macko. In the presence of …
Defence Ministers meet in Tallinn
The informal meeting of EU Defence Ministers in Estonia's Tallinn was dominated by the Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) initiative and a response to a simulated cyber attack. As part of the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) meeting in the f…
SVK Military Strategy Proposal
The SVK MOD has submitted the Military Strategy of the Slovak Republic Proposal for an inter-departmental review process. The submitted proposal builds on the new Defence Strategy of the Slovak Republic Proposal, which is now also under inter-d…
25th anniversary of SVK Constitution
SVK MOD service personnel and civilian employees gathered for a ceremony to remember the 25th anniversary of the coming into force of the Constitution of the Slovak Republic. In his address, Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš said: “The adoption …
NFIU marks its first year in Slovakia
Representatives of the SVK MOD and Armed Forces remembered the 1st anniversary of the establishment of the NATO Force Integration Unit Slovakia (NFIU SVK). State Secretary Róbert Ondrejcsák reminded that the NFIU's stand-up and activation have …
Cooperation with Czech partners on PESCO and operations abroad
Cooperation on the EU's PESCO initiative and international crisis management operations was on the agenda of today's meeting between SVK and CZE Defence Ministers Peter Gajdoš and Martin Stropnický who met for talks as the SVK and CZE Governmen…
Military hike up to Mount Kriváň
To honour the Slovak National Uprising (SNP) heroes, the Soldiers' Union of the Slovak Republic organised the 22nd International Hike up to Mount Kriváň. The 2494m high peak of the High Tatras was also climbed by Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš a…
Constitution Day
The 25th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution of the Slovak Republic was marked with a ceremonial session at the SVK Parliament in the presence of the highest constitutional representatives and members of the SVK Government, includin…
