The agenda of the 878th plenary meeting of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation on regional defence cooperation
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The 878th plenary meeting of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation under the Slovak Presidency continued with a discussion on military regional engagement, with a focus on the V4 military and defence cooperation.
As a representative of the country holding the rotating Presidency of the Visegrad Group, György Rábai, Head of the Defence Policy Section at Hungary’s Defence Ministry, presented the results of the V4 cooperation. As the next V4 Presidency holder as from July 2018, Slovakia was represented by Bohuš Kuchta, Political Director of the SVK Ministry of Defence.
In their speeches, both officials focused on the review and assessment of the V4 military and defence cooperation thus far and that of the Central European Defence Cooperation (CEDC), where Hungary is currently holding the CEDC Presidency too. The speakers underlined the fact that regional cooperation is taking on a special dimension in todayʼs changed security environment. They highlighted the growing significance of this cooperation and supported it with practical results.
Slovakia sees the recently concluded process of preparing the Treaty between the Slovak Republic and the Czech Republic for Cooperation on Mutual Protection of Airspace as a great success of the V4. The SVK Political Director went on to inform that during the upcoming Slovak V4 Presidency Slovakia is planning to step up its role in coordinating the V4 positions on NATO-EU cooperation and building the EU V4 Battlegroup. In light of the EU agenda, more efforts will be dedicated to the exchange of experience on PESCO cooperation and starting a discussion on a potential joint V4 PESCO project that may be launched in the second wave of the PESCO projects.
In response to the speakers, the participating countries (EU officials, Romania, the Czech Republic, Poland, the USA) appreciated the theme and the transparency of the group, whilst underlining the benefits of the V4 cooperation in beefing up security and trust in Europe.
At the conclusion, the speakers expressed their readiness to share experience from regional military and defence cooperation, including from the V4 cooperation in other non-military areas.
As a representative of the country holding the rotating Presidency of the Visegrad Group, György Rábai, Head of the Defence Policy Section at Hungary’s Defence Ministry, presented the results of the V4 cooperation. As the next V4 Presidency holder as from July 2018, Slovakia was represented by Bohuš Kuchta, Political Director of the SVK Ministry of Defence.
In their speeches, both officials focused on the review and assessment of the V4 military and defence cooperation thus far and that of the Central European Defence Cooperation (CEDC), where Hungary is currently holding the CEDC Presidency too. The speakers underlined the fact that regional cooperation is taking on a special dimension in todayʼs changed security environment. They highlighted the growing significance of this cooperation and supported it with practical results.
Slovakia sees the recently concluded process of preparing the Treaty between the Slovak Republic and the Czech Republic for Cooperation on Mutual Protection of Airspace as a great success of the V4. The SVK Political Director went on to inform that during the upcoming Slovak V4 Presidency Slovakia is planning to step up its role in coordinating the V4 positions on NATO-EU cooperation and building the EU V4 Battlegroup. In light of the EU agenda, more efforts will be dedicated to the exchange of experience on PESCO cooperation and starting a discussion on a potential joint V4 PESCO project that may be launched in the second wave of the PESCO projects.
In response to the speakers, the participating countries (EU officials, Romania, the Czech Republic, Poland, the USA) appreciated the theme and the transparency of the group, whilst underlining the benefits of the V4 cooperation in beefing up security and trust in Europe.
At the conclusion, the speakers expressed their readiness to share experience from regional military and defence cooperation, including from the V4 cooperation in other non-military areas.
