Polish V4 Presidency concluded
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The Ministers of Defence of the Slovak and Polish Republics and the State Secretaries of the Defence Ministries of Hungary and the Czech Republic came together in Warsaw to evaluate the Polish Presidency of the Visegrad Group, as it drew its close, in the field of defence. Minister Peter Gajdoš appreciated the cooperationof the V4 countries going from strength to strength, whereas he called the ongoing joint training mission in the Baltics the most successful joint activity during the Polish V4 Presidency.
On the V4 defence engagement, the Minister said: “In Warsaw we formally concluded the Polish Presidency of the Visegrad Group. Over the past year, too, this regional level cooperation has proved its relevance, especially at a time when Europe has been faced with numerous crises.” In the field of defence, the V4 regional grouping is primarily geared towards joint training and exercises. The latest examples of this are Exercise Tobruq Legacy 2017 in the Czech Republic and Exercise Brave Warrior 2017 in Hungary, with the latter building on last year's Slovakia-sponsored Exercise Slovak Shield. These days Slovak troops are participating in both exercises.
The participants of the meeting gave a positive assessment of the status of preparations for another V4 EU Battle Group, which is due to be on stand-by in the second half of 2019. Minister Gajdoš said: “The Slovak Republic has offered a contribution of 250 troops of different specialities. As a Lead Nation for CBRN we have come up with a CBRN Defence Concept that defines the basic principles and activities connected with this particular capability.” He went on to remind that the next planning conference for the V4 EU BG 2019 will be held in Slovakia this autumn. He also expressed his appreciation for the updated Action Plan of the Visegrad Group Defence Cooperation 2017 – 2019, thanks to which it is possible not only to take the V4 cooperation forward but also to verify its efficiency progressively.
During the meeting, the Polish Minister of National Defence, Antoni Macierewicz, officially handed over the V4 Presidency to the Parliamentary State Secretary of the Hungarian Ministry of Defence, Tamás Vargha. Over the duration of its V4 Presidency, Hungary will be mainly committed to preparations for the stand-up of the V4 EU BG 2019.
On the V4 defence engagement, the Minister said: “In Warsaw we formally concluded the Polish Presidency of the Visegrad Group. Over the past year, too, this regional level cooperation has proved its relevance, especially at a time when Europe has been faced with numerous crises.” In the field of defence, the V4 regional grouping is primarily geared towards joint training and exercises. The latest examples of this are Exercise Tobruq Legacy 2017 in the Czech Republic and Exercise Brave Warrior 2017 in Hungary, with the latter building on last year's Slovakia-sponsored Exercise Slovak Shield. These days Slovak troops are participating in both exercises.
The participants of the meeting gave a positive assessment of the status of preparations for another V4 EU Battle Group, which is due to be on stand-by in the second half of 2019. Minister Gajdoš said: “The Slovak Republic has offered a contribution of 250 troops of different specialities. As a Lead Nation for CBRN we have come up with a CBRN Defence Concept that defines the basic principles and activities connected with this particular capability.” He went on to remind that the next planning conference for the V4 EU BG 2019 will be held in Slovakia this autumn. He also expressed his appreciation for the updated Action Plan of the Visegrad Group Defence Cooperation 2017 – 2019, thanks to which it is possible not only to take the V4 cooperation forward but also to verify its efficiency progressively.
During the meeting, the Polish Minister of National Defence, Antoni Macierewicz, officially handed over the V4 Presidency to the Parliamentary State Secretary of the Hungarian Ministry of Defence, Tamás Vargha. Over the duration of its V4 Presidency, Hungary will be mainly committed to preparations for the stand-up of the V4 EU BG 2019.
