Additional soldiers return to Slovakia after completing their tours of duty in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Afghanistan
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Slovak Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš today welcomed 20 soldiers returning from EUFOR ALTHEA in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Resolute Support Mission (RSM) in Afghanistan during a homecoming ceremony at the Training and Mobilisation Manning Base Martin.
Highlighting a sense of mutuality and give-and-take among Allies, Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš said: “The work of Slovak servicemen and women abroad reassures our Allies that we are a fully fledged member of the international community who not only uses benefits but also gives a helping hand where it is needed.” He then thanked the soldiers for performing their duties conscientiously, thereby helping develop a good reputation for Slovakia and the SVK Armed Forces abroad.
On the professionalism of the SVK Armed Forces personnel, DCHOD/COS Maj Gen Miroslav Kocian said: “I am proud to say they did a neat piece of honest and responsible work. The tasks were accomplished at a high standard.”
As was confirmed by Commander of the SLOVCON EUFOR ALTHEA Lt Col Daniel Draganovský, our foreign partners had given a positive assessment of the Slovak contingent in BiH.
The mission of the 18 SVK military personnel who were deployed on EUFORʼs Operation ALTHEA last year was to help stabilise the environment of BiH, to support building the capabilities of the BiH Armed Forces, and to oversee the compliance with the Dayton Peace Accords (DPA). Another two SVK personnel spent a 6-month tour of duty in Afghanistan, where they participated in training Afghan Air Force ground personnel as part of an Air Advisory Team (AAT).
Slovakia has been part of ALTHEA and RSM since their inception. A total of 844 Slovak servicemen and women have rotated in and out of BiH since 2004 and 324 in and out of Afghanistan since 2015. Representing the Slovak Republic are currently over 400 personnel deployed on international crisis missions and operations abroad.
Highlighting a sense of mutuality and give-and-take among Allies, Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš said: “The work of Slovak servicemen and women abroad reassures our Allies that we are a fully fledged member of the international community who not only uses benefits but also gives a helping hand where it is needed.” He then thanked the soldiers for performing their duties conscientiously, thereby helping develop a good reputation for Slovakia and the SVK Armed Forces abroad.
On the professionalism of the SVK Armed Forces personnel, DCHOD/COS Maj Gen Miroslav Kocian said: “I am proud to say they did a neat piece of honest and responsible work. The tasks were accomplished at a high standard.”
As was confirmed by Commander of the SLOVCON EUFOR ALTHEA Lt Col Daniel Draganovský, our foreign partners had given a positive assessment of the Slovak contingent in BiH.
The mission of the 18 SVK military personnel who were deployed on EUFORʼs Operation ALTHEA last year was to help stabilise the environment of BiH, to support building the capabilities of the BiH Armed Forces, and to oversee the compliance with the Dayton Peace Accords (DPA). Another two SVK personnel spent a 6-month tour of duty in Afghanistan, where they participated in training Afghan Air Force ground personnel as part of an Air Advisory Team (AAT).
Slovakia has been part of ALTHEA and RSM since their inception. A total of 844 Slovak servicemen and women have rotated in and out of BiH since 2004 and 324 in and out of Afghanistan since 2015. Representing the Slovak Republic are currently over 400 personnel deployed on international crisis missions and operations abroad.
