NATO Defence Ministers address the security of Ukraine
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- Date: 14.02.2019
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NATO Defence Ministers met today (14 February 2019) in Brussels for sessions to deliberate on the future of NATO missions and operations, the current security situation in Ukraine, and the Defence engagement between NATO and the EU.
Speaking after the meeting of NATO Defence Ministers in Brussels, Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš said: “The Slovak Republic was one of the first Allies to have contributed to NATOʼs stabilization efforts in Iraq and we are ready to continue to assist the country as part of the NATO Mission Iraq in a non-combat training role.” As he further confirmed, Slovakia will continue to offer its assistance also to Afghanistan, where it is committed to increasing its contribution to the Resolute Support Mission (RSM). In this respect, he made clear that the increase in the SVK deployment to RSM will not exceed the existing Government-approved mandate.
At a separate informal session, NATO Defence Ministers addressed security developments in Ukraine, which is high on the current SVK OSCE Chairmanship agenda. In this respect, Minister Gajdoš appreciated the progress reported by Ukraine on defence and security and reassured his partners that Slovakia will continue to support Ukraine in its roles as the OSCE chairmanship country, asa Lead Nation (LN) in the NATO Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) and Counter-Improvised Explosive Devices (C-IED) Trust Fund for Ukraine, and as a provider of military education and military trade-specific training.
While building on the latest meeting of EU Defence Ministers in Bucharest, Romania, one ministerial session was also dedicated to discussing how to further deepen the Defence engagement between NATO and the European Union.
Speaking after the meeting of NATO Defence Ministers in Brussels, Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš said: “The Slovak Republic was one of the first Allies to have contributed to NATOʼs stabilization efforts in Iraq and we are ready to continue to assist the country as part of the NATO Mission Iraq in a non-combat training role.” As he further confirmed, Slovakia will continue to offer its assistance also to Afghanistan, where it is committed to increasing its contribution to the Resolute Support Mission (RSM). In this respect, he made clear that the increase in the SVK deployment to RSM will not exceed the existing Government-approved mandate.
At a separate informal session, NATO Defence Ministers addressed security developments in Ukraine, which is high on the current SVK OSCE Chairmanship agenda. In this respect, Minister Gajdoš appreciated the progress reported by Ukraine on defence and security and reassured his partners that Slovakia will continue to support Ukraine in its roles as the OSCE chairmanship country, asa Lead Nation (LN) in the NATO Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) and Counter-Improvised Explosive Devices (C-IED) Trust Fund for Ukraine, and as a provider of military education and military trade-specific training.
While building on the latest meeting of EU Defence Ministers in Bucharest, Romania, one ministerial session was also dedicated to discussing how to further deepen the Defence engagement between NATO and the European Union.
