Ministry of Defence leaders introduce new strategic documents of the Slovak Republic to media representatives
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- Date: 21.09.2017
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Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš, Chief of Defence Gen Milan Maxim, National Armaments Director Maj Gen Daniel Zmeko, and Director General for Defence Management, Armed Forces Development and Defence Planning Brig Josef Pokorný presented to media representatives new strategic documents – the Defence and Military Strategies of the Slovak Republic and the Long-Term Defence Development Plan with Emphasis on Building and Developing the SVK Armed Forces with an Outlook to 2030 – during an informal press conference at the SVK MOD.
The documents follow up on the updated Security Strategy of the Slovak Republic, which was formulated by the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs. The priority of the SVK MOD under the Slovak National Party (SNS) leadership is to continue building and developing the SVK Armed Forces systemically and systematically, “so that they are modern, fully mission capable and trustworthy, whilst offering adequate potential, and being capable of delivering the defence of the Slovak Republic and participating in the collective defence of NATO and the EU,” he said.
In delivery of modernisation, the MOD wants to apply the principle of Value for Money. “So that we achieve maximum efficiency with the tax payers' money. Equally important, the production capacity of the domestic defence industry should be involved in the modernisation of the SVK Armed Forces to the maximum extent possible, with the aim of boosting Slovakia's employment levels, economy and GDP growth,” explained the Minister.
On the strategic documents, Gen Maxim added: “Having drawn up the said strategic documents, the Armed Forces will have a legal framework to refer to when making their requirements, steering their development, and providing arguments for their justified needs.”
The documents follow up on the updated Security Strategy of the Slovak Republic, which was formulated by the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs. The priority of the SVK MOD under the Slovak National Party (SNS) leadership is to continue building and developing the SVK Armed Forces systemically and systematically, “so that they are modern, fully mission capable and trustworthy, whilst offering adequate potential, and being capable of delivering the defence of the Slovak Republic and participating in the collective defence of NATO and the EU,” he said.
In delivery of modernisation, the MOD wants to apply the principle of Value for Money. “So that we achieve maximum efficiency with the tax payers' money. Equally important, the production capacity of the domestic defence industry should be involved in the modernisation of the SVK Armed Forces to the maximum extent possible, with the aim of boosting Slovakia's employment levels, economy and GDP growth,” explained the Minister.
On the strategic documents, Gen Maxim added: “Having drawn up the said strategic documents, the Armed Forces will have a legal framework to refer to when making their requirements, steering their development, and providing arguments for their justified needs.”
