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Minister Gajdoš meets Pakistani Ambassador M. A. Khan
Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš today held talks with the Pakistani Ambassador to Slovakia, His Excellency Mr Mansoor Ahmad Khan. As part of their first joint meeting, they devoted their attention to bilateral cooperation between both counties in th…
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Minister Gajdoš meets with Israeli Ambassador Boaz Modai
Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš today received the new Israeli Ambassador to Slovakia, His Excellency Mr Boaz Modai, at MOD Main Building. During the talks, they discussed current issues on the defence and security agenda and explored options for fu…
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MOD civilian and military staff commemorate 27th anniversary of the Slovak Republic and its Armed Forces
MOD civilian and military staff today gathered at the MOD Club to commemorate the 27th anniversary of the foundation of the Slovak Republic and the Slovak Armed Forces (originally known as the Army of the Slovak Republic). Head of the MOD said …
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Statement from the MOD on the movement of SVK soldiers out of Iraq as presented by media
The Ministry of Defence has been informed of all aspects of the activity and is closely monitoring the situation. SVK personnel are safe and are now performing tasks in accordance with the decision of the Mission Command. The MOD has been in regul…
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Statement from the MOD on the meeting of the North Atlantic Council of 6 January 2020
As stated yesterday, the Ministry of Defence would respect the collective decision of Allies. Once we have thoroughly familiarised ourselves with the conclusions of the North Atlantic Council of 6 January 2020, we will inform about the next course…
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Minister Gajdoš is to ask Prime Minister to convene SVK Security Council ahead of NATO Military Committee and North Atlantic Council meetings
Minister Gajdoš is to ask the Prime Minister to convene the SVK Security Council ahead of the NATO Military Committee and North Atlantic Council meetings scheduled for Monday (6 January). The reason for this is the situation in Iraq, the situation…
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Slovak soldiers remain in Iraq for now, further course of action will be taken on Monday
Further action on the Slovak deployment in Iraq will be taken after the meetings of the NATO Military Committee and the North Atlantic Council on Monday (6 January). All the steps to be taken will be coordinated with Allies. The security of SVK pe…
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Slovak soldiers in Iraq are safe, MOD receives regular situational updates
The Slovak soldiers serving in Iraq are safe and ready to evacuate in line with NATO’s decision to do so. Based on the current situation in Iraq after the death of Gen Qasem Soleimani, NATO has temporarily suspended its training activities and ope…
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Minister Gajdoš awards soldiers for assisting in the aftermath of the tower block gas explosion in Prešov
Minister Gajdoš today awarded the soldiers who assisted in the aftermath of the gas explosion of the tower block on Mukachevo Street in Prešov. Over 880 Slovak Armed Forces members, including 27 military policemen and 61 assets, have taken turns o…
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More than 300 soldiers provided public order and security over Christmas and on New Year’s Eve in Bratislava
A total of 318 soldiers provided public order and security on the streets of Bratislava over Christmas and on New Year’s Eve. They conducted mixed foot patrols with members of the SVK Police Corps from 22 November 2019 to 1 January 2020. Def…
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Service members mark the foundation of the Slovak Republic with ceremonial gun salute
Service members today fired a 20 round New Year’s Gun Salute from Bratislava’s Tyrš Embankment to commemorate the foundation of the Slovak Republic and the Slovak Armed Forces (originally known as the Army of the Slovak Republic) on 1 January 1993…
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Ministry of Defence receives additional EU funds to remediate environmental burdens
The SVK Ministry of Defence has received non-repayable EU funds worth over 2.7 million from the SVK Ministry of Environment’s Quality of Environment Operational Programme to remediate environmental burdens at Sliač and Jamník - Mokraď Barracks. Al…
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Minister Gajdoš hosts video conference call with service members who will be serving abroad over Christmas
Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš and Chief of Defence Gen Daniel Zmeko today hosted a video conference call with service members who will be executing international crisis management tasks abroad over the Christmas period. Defence Minister Peter G…
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Skier Petra Vlhová of DUKLA Banská Bystrica Military Sports Centre selected as 2019 Best Sportsperson of the Year
Petra Vlhová, member of the DUKLA Banská Bystrica Military Sports Centre (VŠC DUKLA), has been selected as 2019 Sportsperson of the Year in Slovakia’s most prestigious sports awards organised by the Slovak Sports Journalists’ Association. Biathlet…
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MOD’s warnings over increased noise disturbance during gun salute rehearsal
Local residents are warned by the Ministry of Defence of increased noise disturbance during the New Year’s Gun Salute rehearsal on Michalovce Garrison’s Biela Hora (White Mountain) Training Ground to be held at 11:00hrs on 19 December 2019. As par…
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Aid for Afghan pupils
Humanitarian aid worth nearly 44,000 euros was today handed over for a primary school in Afghanistan’s Mazar Sharif by representatives of the Defence, Foreign and European Affairs, and Interior Ministries and the State Material Reserves Authority …
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Minister Gajdoš visits Slovak soldiers in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš and Chief of Defence Gen Daniel Zmeko today visited Slovak service members deployed in support of EUFOR Op ALTHEA in Bosnia and Herzegovina. On this occasion, the Minister and the CHOD brought them a Christmas tree, g…
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Winners of the MOD Literary Competition receive prizes
Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš and General Secretary of the SVK Ministry of Defence Ján Hoľko gave prizes to the winners of the 15th MOD Literary Competition at MOD Main Building today (10 December 2019). A total of 132 entries by both secondary an…
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Soldiers are helping at the site of the tower block tragedy
Members of the 2nd Mechanised Brigade Prešov are supporting the efforts at the site of the residential tower block gas explosion in Prešov. The Slovak military has earmarked 6 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters and 1 SAR helicopter from the Helicopter …
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APPEAL FOR DONATIONS FOR RESIDENTS OF THE DAMAGED TOWER BLOCK IN PREŠOV
The SVK Ministry of Defence appeals for donations for the residents of the damaged residential tower block in Prešov. Service personnel and employees in Defence can help with clothes or any other material donations by bringing the items to the MOD…
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Soldiers are helping at the site of the tower block gas explosion in Prešov
Soldiers and policemen are ready to assist at the site of the tower block tragedy in Prešov as long as it is necessary. Currently, members of the 2nd Mechanised Brigade Prešov are earmarked for patrolling the area, and military psychologists and c…
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MOD to pay 14th salary to civilian employees and service personnel
The SVK Ministry of Defence will pay the 14th salary to civilian employees and service personnel in the amount of more than 50 per cent of their regular salary/Service pay for performing to high standards and working even after official working ho…
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P. Gajdoš: Slovakia stands behind its commitments from summits
Slovakia stands behind its commitments from the previous summits, which is why it continues with its efforts to gradually increase its expenditure up to 2% of GDP on defence by 2024. This statement was made by Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš after t…
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MSgt Andrej Brzuľa selected as 2019 Best NCO of the Year
A selection process for the 2019 Best Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year in the Slovak Armed Forces was completed on 3 December 2019 at the 5th Special Forces Regiment Žilina. The commission, led by CSEL of the Slovak Armed Forces Sergeant Major…
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Minister Gajdoš visits Slovak service personnel deployed in support of NATO’s eFP in Latvia
Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš today visited the Slovak soldiers deployed under Canadian command in support of NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) on Ādaži Training Area in Latvia. During his visit to Latvia as part of the delegation of Prime Mi…
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Martin-based soldiers fire small arms and throw hand grenades on Martin Garrison’s Sučany Training Ground
Individual elements of the Mechanised Battalion Martin have fired small arms and thrown hand grenades on Martin Garrison’s Sučany Training Ground in this last week of November. Battalion Commander Lt Col Rudolf Ďurník reminds that all Battalion un…
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Slovak Armed Forces (Amendment) Bill 2019 clears Parliament
Members of Parliament have approved the Slovak Armed Forces (Amendment) Bill 2019. It aims to extend the purposes for which SVK service personnel may be deployed on missions and operations, as Slovakia follows through on its commitments under the …
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Soldiers to help maintain public order and security in run-up to Christmas and over Christmas festivities
Service personnel will go out on mixed foot patrols with members of the SVK Police Corps to maintain public order and security in Bratislava in the run-up to Christmas and over the Christmas festivities. A total of 270 military personnel will part…
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Another 4 contemporary veterans inducted into MOD Hall of Fame by Minister Gajdoš
Another four contemporary veterans were today inducted into the Ministry of Defence Hall of Fame by Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš during a Veterans Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony held at the Radošina Theatre in Bratislava. During this traditional…
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Commemorating Tokajík tragedy victims
To mark the 75th anniversary of the Tokajík tragedy wherein the village was burned down and 32 villagers were executed by Nazis for supporting partisans in WW2, an Act of Commemoration was held in Tokajík on Friday 22 November 2019. Representing t…
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