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Poland and Slovakia Sign Letter of Intent to Establish Defence Cooperation

Poland and Slovakia Sign Letter of Intent to Establish Defence Cooperation

Nowa Deba, 7 September (TASR) - On Monday in Nowa Deba, in Podkarpackie province, Slovakia and Poland signed a letter of intent to establish bilateral cooperation under the SAFE initiative, which is intended to set out the future direction in the field of security and the defence industry, TASR has

Event to Commemorate Occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1968 Held in Bratislava

Event to Commemorate Occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1968 Held in Bratislava

Constitutional officials, representatives of other organisations and members of diplomatic corps gathered in front of the Comenius University building in Bratislava on Friday to commemorate the 58th anniversary of the start of the occupation of Czechoslovakia by Warsaw Pact troops.

Police: Anti-ship Mine Found in Danube Successfully Defused

Police: Anti-ship Mine Found in Danube Successfully Defused

Virt, 4 August (TASR) - The largest bomb ever found in Slovakia has been successfully disposed of by bomb disposal experts from Nitra region police in cooperation with bomb disposal experts from the Police Corps' Criminalistics and Forensic Institute in Bratislava and members of the Fire and Rescue Corps,

Police: Low Danube Water Levels Reveal Suspected WWII Ammunition

Police: Low Danube Water Levels Reveal Suspected WWII Ammunition

Falling water levels on the Danube River in the village of Virt, the district of Komarno (Nitra region), have revealed an unknown object believed to be WWII-era ammunition, Nitra Regional Police Directorate informed TASR on Sunday.

Kalinak: Defence Ministry Could Begin Gradually Moving into Its New Headquarters

Kalinak: Defence Ministry Could Begin Gradually Moving into Its New Headquarters

Bratislava, 16 July (TASR) - The Defence Ministry could begin gradually moving into its new headquarters in the renovated building of the former Hviezda dormitory in Bratislava known as the Kukurica ['the Corn on the Cob', due to its shape - ed.note] over the summer, Defence Minister

Pellegrini Discusses Defence and Energy with Turkish President Erdogan

Pellegrini Discusses Defence and Energy with Turkish President Erdogan

Ankara, 9 July (TASR-correspondent) - President Peter Pellegrini has discussed defence, the economy and energy with Turkish head of state Recep Tayyip Erdogan at a bilateral meeting in Ankara, TASR has learnt on the plane during his way home. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the NATO summit.

Fico in Dunkirk: We Won't Obscure Historical Truth

Fico in Dunkirk: We Won't Obscure Historical Truth

Marking the 82nd anniversary of the Allied landings in Normandy, Premier Robert Fico and the mayor of the French city of Dunkirk, Patrice Vergriete, on Saturday honoured the memory of members of Czechoslovak and Allied troops who served there during World War II.