Ministers’ negotiations in Brussels
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During the negotiations in Brussels, NATO member states’ Defence Ministers confirmed creation of NATO Force Integration Units (NFIU) in Slovakia and Hungary. “The goal is to strengthen the Alliance’s responsiveness and to facilitate the deployment of Rapid Response Forces and Rapid Deployment Forces. Our NFIU will be based in Vajnory, Bratislava, and will consist of 41 persons: 21 Slovak soldiers and 20 soldiers from other NATO member states,” explained SVK Minister of Defence Martin Glváč.
The Slovak NATO Force Integration Unit will be established in 2016. It should reach the initial operational capability by July 2016 Warsaw Summit, and the full operational capability by the end of next year. The NFIU will supervise preparation and coordination, and will guarantee seamless reception of NATO coalition forces in case of their deployment on the territory of the Slovak Republic. It will also coordinate mutual exercises of the SVK Armed Forces and NATO forces. The expenses will be covered by budgets of both SVK MOD and NATO.
The SVK MOD has already started with preparations for building the necessary infrastructure. Simultaneously, it is taking steps to ensure the establishment and operation of the NFIU organizational core. The Slovak NFIU will be subordinated to the HQ Multinational Corps Northeast (MNC NE) based in Szczecin, Poland.
Besides creating NFIU, Defence Ministers discussed the future of the mission in Afghanistan and the presence of Russian troops in Syria. NATO member states expressed their readiness to prolong NATO mission in Afghanistan, if the security situation in the country requires so. Operation Resolute Support should finish towards the end of next year, but the Allies are worried about the intensity of fights led by Taliban.
During the meeting, the NATO member states called on Russia to concentrate on fighting the terrorists of the Islamic State (IS) in Syria. They expressed their worries about Russia’s military activities in Syria which are only marginally directed against the IS, and they denounced the violation of Turkish airspace by the Russian AF.
The Slovak NATO Force Integration Unit will be established in 2016. It should reach the initial operational capability by July 2016 Warsaw Summit, and the full operational capability by the end of next year. The NFIU will supervise preparation and coordination, and will guarantee seamless reception of NATO coalition forces in case of their deployment on the territory of the Slovak Republic. It will also coordinate mutual exercises of the SVK Armed Forces and NATO forces. The expenses will be covered by budgets of both SVK MOD and NATO.
The SVK MOD has already started with preparations for building the necessary infrastructure. Simultaneously, it is taking steps to ensure the establishment and operation of the NFIU organizational core. The Slovak NFIU will be subordinated to the HQ Multinational Corps Northeast (MNC NE) based in Szczecin, Poland.
Besides creating NFIU, Defence Ministers discussed the future of the mission in Afghanistan and the presence of Russian troops in Syria. NATO member states expressed their readiness to prolong NATO mission in Afghanistan, if the security situation in the country requires so. Operation Resolute Support should finish towards the end of next year, but the Allies are worried about the intensity of fights led by Taliban.
During the meeting, the NATO member states called on Russia to concentrate on fighting the terrorists of the Islamic State (IS) in Syria. They expressed their worries about Russia’s military activities in Syria which are only marginally directed against the IS, and they denounced the violation of Turkish airspace by the Russian AF.
