Minister Naď meets Romanian Ambassador S. Arhire

In their discussion of current security and defence issues, including today's challenges in the international environment, Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď and Romanian Ambassador Steluţa Arhire affirmed their interest in further enhancing and deepening the cooperation between Slovakia and Romania in this field at both bilateral and multilateral levels.

Speaking of the Defence engagement between the countries, the head of the MOD said: "The close historical ties between Slovakia and Romania and the membership of both States in the EU and NATO create outstanding conditions for seeking even more intense development of the SVK-ROU defence relationship. I am very pleased that today I had an opportunity to present our priorities to Madam Ambassador and that we discussed ways of strengthening our mutual relations in the politico-military field."

During the meeting, Minister Naď commended the participation of ROU service personnel in the NATO Explosive Ordnance Disposal Centre of Excellence (EOD COE) in Trenčín as well as the cooperation between the SVK Air Force and the ROU Air Force on Surface Based Air Defence (SBAD) as part of joint NATO training events and exercises. At the end of the meeting with Ambassador Arhire, Minister Naď provided an update on the modernisation programmes of the Slovak Armed Forces and the planned revision of the SVK strategic security and defence documents. In their discussion, they also touched on how international EU and NATO commitments are being delivered.