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Slovak Presidency of the Visegrad Group (July 2022 – June 2023)

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The Slovak Republic takes over the sixth rotating Presidency of the Visegrad Group on 1st July 2022 from Hungary and will lead the V4 until 30th June 2022 when we will hand over the Presidency to the Czech Republic. During the Slovak V4 Presidency (SK PRES V4), various involved ministries will organize events on all levels, from expert level meetings to meetings of government ministers. These meetings will focus on issues summarized by the Program of the Slovak Presidency of the V4, which was noted by the Government of the Slovak Republic on 28th June 2022.

Europe is currently facing multiple challenges to our unity and security. Therefore, regional cooperation with our neighbours and partners is an important pillar of our security infrastructure, which supports our efforts in the EU and NATO. The Ministry of Defence of the Slovak Republic will focus on further developing our cooperation in the field of defence with our traditional partners from the V4. During our Presidency, the Ministry will continue to build on the successes of the previous Presidencies to further advance our defence cooperation in accordance with the Long Term Vision of the Visegrad Countries on Their Defence Cooperation and the regularly updated Action Plan of the Visegrad Group Defence Cooperation. Main priorities in the field of defence will also reflect on the development of the situation linked to the unprovoked and unjustified Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The Slovak Presidency will explore possibilities for common approaches towards:
  • providing assistance in demining activities and removal of unexploded ordnance in Ukraine once the war has ended and the security situation allows to do so;
  • preparing the V4 EU Battlegroup for a 6-month standby period in the first half of 2023 and affiliating units to the Joint Logistics Support Group Headquarters and discussing the future of V4 EU BG also in the light of the EU RDC;
  • scaling up joint training and exercises to enhance the readiness and interoperability of the armed forces, as well as providing a platform to continue sharing experience in the field of building territorial defence forces;
  • developing transport infrastructure in relation to military mobility, following the provisions of the EU Strategic Compass;
  • developing capabilities and finding constructive solutions in the field of joint research, developing and procuring military-technical capabilities, strengthening cooperation between defence industry enterprises of the V4 countries, including by looking for opportunities to use EU and NATO initiatives that support research, development and joint procurement of measures proposed by the European Commission to address the Defence Investment Gaps;
  • coordinating national positions on the EU and NATO developments and activities, development of the EU-NATO strategic partnership in a way, which preserves the complementarity of their efforts;
  • expanding V4 cooperation with Ukraine; promoting V4+ cooperation and dialogue with partners (USA, France, Germany, UK, the Republic of Korea);
  • further exploring the possibilities for conducting cross-border operations in order to ensure mutual protection of the airspace of the V4 countries to improve the efficiency of the use of declared forces within NATINAMDS.

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