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Gajdos at Site of Plane Crash: Nothing Supports Conspiracy Theories

Gajdos at Site of Plane Crash: Nothing Supports Conspiracy Theories

Hejce, January 19 (TASR) – The Hungarian and Slovak defence ministers, Tibor Benko and Peter Gajdos (SNS), respectively, paid tribute on Sunday to those killed when a Slovak military transport aircraft crashed near Hejce, Hungary 14 years ago. The An-24 plane carrying Slovak soldiers from the KFOR peace-keeping mission in Kosovo

Last Three Black Hawk Military Helicopters Land in Presov

Last Three Black Hawk Military Helicopters Land in Presov

Presov, January 11 (TASR) – The last three from the total of nine UH-60 Black Hawk American military helicopters landed in premises of the Helicopter Wing of the Slovak Air Force in Presov on Saturday afternoon. “The contract with the United States has thus been fulfilled and nine new multi-purpose helicopters

Pellegrini: Slovak Soldiers in Iraq Temporarily Relocated to Another Country

Pellegrini: Slovak Soldiers in Iraq Temporarily Relocated to Another Country

Bratislava, January 7 (TASR) – The Slovak soldiers deployed within the NATO military mission in Iraq have been temporarily relocated to another country, TASR learnt from the Government Office’s press department on Monday. “With regards to the current situation in Iraq, which has led to the suspension of NATO training

Minister Gajdos Honours Soldiers Who Helped Following Gas Blast in Presov

Minister Gajdos Honours Soldiers Who Helped Following Gas Blast in Presov

Presov, January 3 (TASR) – Defence Minister Peter Gajdos (Slovak National Party/SNS) on Friday in Presov presented awards to 13 professional soldiers who helped to clear up debris caused by the gas explosion in an apartment block on Mukacevska Street in Presov. The minister thanked soldiers and military police officers

Caputova in Watford: NATO Is Main Security Pillar for Slovakia

Caputova in Watford: NATO Is Main Security Pillar for Slovakia

Watford/London, December 4 (TASR-correspondent) – In her address at the North Atlantic Council (NAC) summit in Watford, England on Wednesday, Slovak President Zuzana Caputova said that NATO is still the main pillar of national, European and transatlantic security for Slovakia, adding that this pillar has been working for the last

Minister Gajdos Introduces Four Recent Veterans to Ministry's Hall of Fame

Minister Gajdos Introduces Four Recent Veterans to Ministry's Hall of Fame

Bratislava, November 26 (TASR) – Defence Minister Peter Gajdos (Slovak National Party/SNS) introduced four recent veterans – corporal Milan Tomlak, lieutenant colonel Stefan Rigas, sergeant Marian Valach and a member of the Fifth Special Task Regiment – to the Defence Ministry’s Hall of Fame on Tuesday. At the same time Gajdos

President: Soldiers Should Put Lives at Risk Only If Necessary

President: Soldiers Should Put Lives at Risk Only If Necessary

Bratislava, November 11 (TASR) – If soldiers are to put their lives at risk, it should only be if it’s necessary to defend Slovakia and its vital interests, said President Zuzana Caputova at Petrzalka-Kopcany military cemetery in Bratislava on Monday, adding that War Veterans Day shouldn’t only be about