Minister Gajdoš meets Dutch Ambassador Henk Cor van der Kwast for talks
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- Date: 14.11.2017
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Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš today met the new Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the Slovak Republic, His Excellency Mr Henk Cor van der Kwast, at MOD Main Building. At the meeting they addressed current topics of NATO-EU defence and security cooperation, as well as delving into the bilateral cooperation between the Slovak Republic and the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Head of the SVK MOD emphasised: “The agenda of cooperation we can advance is wide. Both countries are aware of the changes in the security environment. Therefore, intense cooperation on defence is inevitable.” In this regard, also discussed was PESCO, for which 23 EU Member States sighed up on Monday in Brussels.
At today's meeting, Minister Gajdoš suggested to Ambassador Kwast that the Netherlands consider the Dutch Armed Forces' participation in the Centre of Excellence EOD Trenčín and in the NFIU Slovakia.
At the meeting, Head of the SVK MOD appreciated the longstanding support of the Netherlands for the International Staff Officers Course (ISOC), which is delivered by the SVK Armed Forces Academy in Liptovský Mikuláš, and thanked for the Dutch Air Force's regular attendance at the Slovak International Air Fest (SIAF). He also underscored the cooperation of both countries in Afghanistan, where SVK military personnel operated under the command of the Netherlands as well.
During the bilateral meeting, Ambassador Kwast also showed keen interest in the use by the Dutch military of the Training Centre (TC) Lešť and the Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Defence Training and Testing Centre Zemianske Kostoľany, which attests to the high quality and positive prestige of the training facilities that the Slovak Republic has to offer.
Head of the SVK MOD emphasised: “The agenda of cooperation we can advance is wide. Both countries are aware of the changes in the security environment. Therefore, intense cooperation on defence is inevitable.” In this regard, also discussed was PESCO, for which 23 EU Member States sighed up on Monday in Brussels.
At today's meeting, Minister Gajdoš suggested to Ambassador Kwast that the Netherlands consider the Dutch Armed Forces' participation in the Centre of Excellence EOD Trenčín and in the NFIU Slovakia.
At the meeting, Head of the SVK MOD appreciated the longstanding support of the Netherlands for the International Staff Officers Course (ISOC), which is delivered by the SVK Armed Forces Academy in Liptovský Mikuláš, and thanked for the Dutch Air Force's regular attendance at the Slovak International Air Fest (SIAF). He also underscored the cooperation of both countries in Afghanistan, where SVK military personnel operated under the command of the Netherlands as well.
During the bilateral meeting, Ambassador Kwast also showed keen interest in the use by the Dutch military of the Training Centre (TC) Lešť and the Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Defence Training and Testing Centre Zemianske Kostoľany, which attests to the high quality and positive prestige of the training facilities that the Slovak Republic has to offer.
