State Secretary Róbert Ondrejcsák in visit to Canada
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- Date: 18.11.2018
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State Secretary of the SVK MOD (Deputy Minister of Defence) Róbert Ondrejcsák paid a visit to Canada on 14-18 November 2018, to hold a series of bilateral talks with his partners from the Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) and representatives of the Canadian security establishment, as well as to participate in the Halifax International Security Forum (HISF), which is among the world-leading security conferences.
The talks between State Secretary Róbert Ondrejcsák and Canadian Minister of National Defence Harjit Singh Sajjan echoed the significance of the allied bond between Slovakia and Canada, one which is best evidenced through the joint engagement of SVK and CAN forces in the Canadian-led enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) Battlegroup in Latvia. At the meeting, State Secretary Ondrejcsák appreciated Canadaʼs decision to deploy its troops to Europe, a move which will reinforce the transatlantic relationship. Both partners expressed their interest in further enhancing their defence cooperation through operational deployments, education, training and exercises.
The meeting with Canadaʼs Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ian Shugart was dominated by the need to accelerate cooperation with allied partners of common values within NATO and cooperation with Ukraine, as both are among Canadaʼs main foreign policy priorities. The partners also agreed on the need to patiently support the reform process in Ukraine and expressed concerns over how the dispute between Hungary and Ukraine is being resolved.
On his visit to Ottawa and Halifax, State Secretary Ondrejcsák also held talks with Associate Deputy Minister of National Defence Gordon Venner, Assistant Deputy Minister for International Security and Political Affairs Mark Gwozdecky, National Security and Intelligence Services Advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Chief of the Communications Security Establishment Greta Bossenmaier, and Conservative Shadow Minister for National Defence and Vice-Chair of the House of Commons Standing Committee on National Defence James Bezan.
The talks between State Secretary Róbert Ondrejcsák and Canadian Minister of National Defence Harjit Singh Sajjan echoed the significance of the allied bond between Slovakia and Canada, one which is best evidenced through the joint engagement of SVK and CAN forces in the Canadian-led enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) Battlegroup in Latvia. At the meeting, State Secretary Ondrejcsák appreciated Canadaʼs decision to deploy its troops to Europe, a move which will reinforce the transatlantic relationship. Both partners expressed their interest in further enhancing their defence cooperation through operational deployments, education, training and exercises.
The meeting with Canadaʼs Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ian Shugart was dominated by the need to accelerate cooperation with allied partners of common values within NATO and cooperation with Ukraine, as both are among Canadaʼs main foreign policy priorities. The partners also agreed on the need to patiently support the reform process in Ukraine and expressed concerns over how the dispute between Hungary and Ukraine is being resolved.
On his visit to Ottawa and Halifax, State Secretary Ondrejcsák also held talks with Associate Deputy Minister of National Defence Gordon Venner, Assistant Deputy Minister for International Security and Political Affairs Mark Gwozdecky, National Security and Intelligence Services Advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Chief of the Communications Security Establishment Greta Bossenmaier, and Conservative Shadow Minister for National Defence and Vice-Chair of the House of Commons Standing Committee on National Defence James Bezan.
