Minister Gajdoš and Minister Šlechtová sign Implementation Agreement to Treaty for Cooperation on Mutual Protection of Airspace
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(5 January) Slovak Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš and Czech Minister of Defence Karla Šlechtová today met to sign the Implementation Agreement to the Treaty between the Slovak Republic and the Czech Republic for Cooperation on Mutual Protection of Airspace at MOD Main Building. The signing of the Implementation Agreement took place on the occasion of the first official visit of the newly appointed Czech Minister of Defence to Slovakia. During their bilateral meeting, they discussed cooperation in the field of defence and arms industry.
On defence industry cooperation, SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš said: “I am delighted that both sides expressed their interest in making their maximum efforts to revive our cooperation in the field of defence industry and armaments companies. As I have stated several times before and I wish to reiterate it again today, the Slovak National Party cares about supporting the development of our domestic defence industry to a maximum extent possible, and it will also be greatly facilitated by the cooperation with the Czech Republic.”
On the Implementation Agreement, he said that it marks a historic moment. “In practice, this means the Slovak Republic and the Czech Republic can deliver the protection of their airspace reciprocally, if needed. A temporary loss of this capability is a case in point,” he explained.
In the bilateral meeting, the Ministers devoted their attention to security topics of current relevance, international crisis management operations, and the options to take this cooperation forward. “Apart from bilateral cooperation, exemplified by reciprocal protection of airspace, we are connected through a set of other projects as part of NATO, the EU and the V4,” summarised CZE Minister of Defence Karla Šlechtová, adding that she sees Slovakia as a key partner.
Among topics of discussion was the SVK-initiated EuroArtillery project, which has made it onto the list of the first collaborative PESCO projects. In this connection, Head of the SVK MOD thanked his counterpart for the Czech Republicʼs participation in the project as an observer and said he would welcome the Czech Republicʼs interest in joining the project as a member in the future.
The delegations today addressed organising this yearʼs joint 100th anniversary commemorations of the establishment of Czechoslovakia, the common state of Czechs and Slovakians. They also remembered the 25th anniversary of the breakup of Czecho-Slovakia. In the afternoon, Minister Gajdoš and Minister Šlechtová attended a wreath-laying ceremony at the M. R. Štefánik and T. G. Masaryk Memorials.
On defence industry cooperation, SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš said: “I am delighted that both sides expressed their interest in making their maximum efforts to revive our cooperation in the field of defence industry and armaments companies. As I have stated several times before and I wish to reiterate it again today, the Slovak National Party cares about supporting the development of our domestic defence industry to a maximum extent possible, and it will also be greatly facilitated by the cooperation with the Czech Republic.”
On the Implementation Agreement, he said that it marks a historic moment. “In practice, this means the Slovak Republic and the Czech Republic can deliver the protection of their airspace reciprocally, if needed. A temporary loss of this capability is a case in point,” he explained.
In the bilateral meeting, the Ministers devoted their attention to security topics of current relevance, international crisis management operations, and the options to take this cooperation forward. “Apart from bilateral cooperation, exemplified by reciprocal protection of airspace, we are connected through a set of other projects as part of NATO, the EU and the V4,” summarised CZE Minister of Defence Karla Šlechtová, adding that she sees Slovakia as a key partner.
Among topics of discussion was the SVK-initiated EuroArtillery project, which has made it onto the list of the first collaborative PESCO projects. In this connection, Head of the SVK MOD thanked his counterpart for the Czech Republicʼs participation in the project as an observer and said he would welcome the Czech Republicʼs interest in joining the project as a member in the future.
The delegations today addressed organising this yearʼs joint 100th anniversary commemorations of the establishment of Czechoslovakia, the common state of Czechs and Slovakians. They also remembered the 25th anniversary of the breakup of Czecho-Slovakia. In the afternoon, Minister Gajdoš and Minister Šlechtová attended a wreath-laying ceremony at the M. R. Štefánik and T. G. Masaryk Memorials.
