Minister at GLOBSEC Conference
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The changed security environment and increasing threats like terrorism or extremism require closer cooperation with the allies and partners. This is the point that the SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš emphasized at GLOBSEC Conference, where he conducted negotiations with the international partners. With the Germany’s Federal Minister of Defence Ursula von der Leyen they had a discussion about the current security challenges. His German counterpart raised the opportunity to share their experience of writing the White Paper, which document is currently being prepared in Germany.
During the talks he held with his Czech counterpart Martin Stropnický, Peter Gajdoš accentuated that for him, it is crucial that the relations between our two countries remain above standard. Minister Stropnický expressed interest in the Defence Department’s priorities as defined in the Government’s manifesto commitments.
NATO Deputy Secretary General Alexander Vershbow positively views the fact that Mr. Gajdoš, prior to his appointment as the new Minister of Defence, pursued a career of a professional soldier. ”I would only welcome having more former professional soldiers in a capacity as Minister. This is particularly true now that the security situation is worse than ever before and we are faced with ever-present threats,” he said. The Minister informed A. Vershbow of the Defence Department’s priorities as defined in the Government’s manifesto commitments. Among the issues they addressed during the negotiation were the upcoming Warsaw Summit and defence expenditures.
On the margins of GLOBSEC, Peter Gajdoš held meetings with his Hungarian counterpart István Simicskó and with the Georgia’s Minister of Defence Tinatin Khidasheli.
The Minister informed his partners from other countries that in pursuit of the priorities stipulated in the Government’s Programme Declaration of Intents he would like to seek wider social and political consensus on the strategic issues of strengthening state defence, as well as on preparing and enacting legislation as required. At GLOBSEC, the Head of the Defence Department met with a personal friend of his, Gen John R. Allen, a former commander of the allied forces in Afghanistan, credited with having been one of the most influential allied commanders in Afghanistan.
During the talks he held with his Czech counterpart Martin Stropnický, Peter Gajdoš accentuated that for him, it is crucial that the relations between our two countries remain above standard. Minister Stropnický expressed interest in the Defence Department’s priorities as defined in the Government’s manifesto commitments.
NATO Deputy Secretary General Alexander Vershbow positively views the fact that Mr. Gajdoš, prior to his appointment as the new Minister of Defence, pursued a career of a professional soldier. ”I would only welcome having more former professional soldiers in a capacity as Minister. This is particularly true now that the security situation is worse than ever before and we are faced with ever-present threats,” he said. The Minister informed A. Vershbow of the Defence Department’s priorities as defined in the Government’s manifesto commitments. Among the issues they addressed during the negotiation were the upcoming Warsaw Summit and defence expenditures.
On the margins of GLOBSEC, Peter Gajdoš held meetings with his Hungarian counterpart István Simicskó and with the Georgia’s Minister of Defence Tinatin Khidasheli.
The Minister informed his partners from other countries that in pursuit of the priorities stipulated in the Government’s Programme Declaration of Intents he would like to seek wider social and political consensus on the strategic issues of strengthening state defence, as well as on preparing and enacting legislation as required. At GLOBSEC, the Head of the Defence Department met with a personal friend of his, Gen John R. Allen, a former commander of the allied forces in Afghanistan, credited with having been one of the most influential allied commanders in Afghanistan.
