Defence being a matter of honour
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- Date: 26.04.2016
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The constructive approach of the politicians who, during the plenary session of the SVK National Council, contributed to the discussion on the state defence,is to be attributed to the defence department’s new administration and their commitment to integrate into this part of the Government’s programme declaration of intents everything that might be beneficial for the defence of the Slovak Republic. This is the point made by the SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš in his speech within the parliamentary discussion on the draft SVK Government’s programme declaration of intents.
He noted that to achieve a real progress in this field it is crucial to ensure a long-term continuity of solutions and accentuated that the state defence is neither the right-wing nor the left-wing issue, it cannot be viewed as the coalition or opposition issue, but we need to understand that this issue is the vital one for everyone. „As a matter of fact, Article 25 Section 1 of the Constitution of the Slovak Republic clearly defines that the defence of the Slovak Republic is a duty of its citizens as well as a matter of honour.“ The issue of defence and security should not be made a subject of a political fight, „just the opposite, we should strive to achieve the widest possible political and public support,“ said the Minister. What he appreciated in particular was that the members of parliament, in their plenary appearances, had expressed the overwhelming support for pro-European and pro-Transatlantic orientation. He assured those present in the plenary session that all the efforts in this electoral terms will be aimed at increasing the level of defence capability of the Slovak Republic.
He noted that to achieve a real progress in this field it is crucial to ensure a long-term continuity of solutions and accentuated that the state defence is neither the right-wing nor the left-wing issue, it cannot be viewed as the coalition or opposition issue, but we need to understand that this issue is the vital one for everyone. „As a matter of fact, Article 25 Section 1 of the Constitution of the Slovak Republic clearly defines that the defence of the Slovak Republic is a duty of its citizens as well as a matter of honour.“ The issue of defence and security should not be made a subject of a political fight, „just the opposite, we should strive to achieve the widest possible political and public support,“ said the Minister. What he appreciated in particular was that the members of parliament, in their plenary appearances, had expressed the overwhelming support for pro-European and pro-Transatlantic orientation. He assured those present in the plenary session that all the efforts in this electoral terms will be aimed at increasing the level of defence capability of the Slovak Republic.
