State Secretaries of V4 MODs meet in Tomášov
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On 21-22 May 2019, the State Secretaries of the V4 Ministries of Defence (Deputy Defence Ministers) met in ‘Senior Body’ format in Tomášov, Slovakia. This was the final meeting in this format under the Slovak V4 Presidency, before the Czech Republic takes over in July 2019.
In the opening session, State Secretary of the SVK Ministry of Defence Róbert Ondrejcsák summarised the activities throughout the Slovak V4 Presidency. Then, Secretary Ondrejcsák, along with his counterparts Jakub Landovský, István Szabó and Tomasz Szatkowski, paid close attention to current NATO, EU, and V4 issues. Partners also agreed to consider a possible V4 brigade-sized contribution to the NATO Readiness Initiative.
Highlighting the outcomes of the Slovak V4 Presidency, State Secretary of the SVK Ministry of Defence Róbert Ondrejcsák said: “I appreciate the very good and dynamic cooperation we have in the V4. During the Slovak V4 Presidency, we have made advances in several areas such as the stand-up of the V4 Battlegroup, capabilities planning and development, and we have started discussions on joint modernization projects at the expert level.”
During the final session, Secretary Ondrejcsák wished his Czech colleagues the best of luck with the Czech V4 Presidency, starting from 1 July 2019, and Czech Deputy Defence Minister Jakub Landovský introduced the Czech V4 Presidency priorities. They include harmonising V4 national procurement plans, implementing the training and exercise strategy, deployments on operations in the Sahel region, and, last but not least, ensuring continuity of the V4 Battlegroup concept.
In the opening session, State Secretary of the SVK Ministry of Defence Róbert Ondrejcsák summarised the activities throughout the Slovak V4 Presidency. Then, Secretary Ondrejcsák, along with his counterparts Jakub Landovský, István Szabó and Tomasz Szatkowski, paid close attention to current NATO, EU, and V4 issues. Partners also agreed to consider a possible V4 brigade-sized contribution to the NATO Readiness Initiative.
Highlighting the outcomes of the Slovak V4 Presidency, State Secretary of the SVK Ministry of Defence Róbert Ondrejcsák said: “I appreciate the very good and dynamic cooperation we have in the V4. During the Slovak V4 Presidency, we have made advances in several areas such as the stand-up of the V4 Battlegroup, capabilities planning and development, and we have started discussions on joint modernization projects at the expert level.”
During the final session, Secretary Ondrejcsák wished his Czech colleagues the best of luck with the Czech V4 Presidency, starting from 1 July 2019, and Czech Deputy Defence Minister Jakub Landovský introduced the Czech V4 Presidency priorities. They include harmonising V4 national procurement plans, implementing the training and exercise strategy, deployments on operations in the Sahel region, and, last but not least, ensuring continuity of the V4 Battlegroup concept.
