Slovakia marks 13 years in NATO
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- Date: 29.03.2017
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The Slovak Republic marked the 13th anniversary of its entry into the North Atlantic Alliance. On 29 March 2004 our country became, alongside Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania and Slovenia, a member of the elite community that provides the highest security guarantees.
With Slovakia's entry into NATO, the security of the Slovak Republic was clearly strengthened under the collective defence guarantees according to Article 5 of the Washington Treaty. At the same time, it applies that Article 3 binds the Member States to develop individual and collective defence capabilities. Therefore, our country, too, is obliged to keep its Armed Forces capable of delivering the defence of our territory. Also for this reason, the current MOD leadership is drafting a Long-Term SVK Armed Forces Building and Development Plan, which has been missing for years.
For the past 13 years, thousands of Slovak soldiers have rotated in and out of the international crisis management operations conducted under the umbrella of NATO. Thanks to this, their operational deployments have brought a wealth of experience to SVK Armed Forces members in resolving military and non-military crisis incidents in the international environment.
With Slovakia's entry into NATO, the security of the Slovak Republic was clearly strengthened under the collective defence guarantees according to Article 5 of the Washington Treaty. At the same time, it applies that Article 3 binds the Member States to develop individual and collective defence capabilities. Therefore, our country, too, is obliged to keep its Armed Forces capable of delivering the defence of our territory. Also for this reason, the current MOD leadership is drafting a Long-Term SVK Armed Forces Building and Development Plan, which has been missing for years.
For the past 13 years, thousands of Slovak soldiers have rotated in and out of the international crisis management operations conducted under the umbrella of NATO. Thanks to this, their operational deployments have brought a wealth of experience to SVK Armed Forces members in resolving military and non-military crisis incidents in the international environment.
