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Defence Ministry Denies Spending €50 mn Annually Due to Figher Jet Contract

Defence Ministry Denies Spending €50 mn Annually Due to Figher Jet Contract

Bratislava, May 7 (TASR) – The Defence Ministry is denying media information that Slovakia spends €50 million annually due to the contract for using Russian fighter jets, Defence Ministry’s spokesperson Danka Capakova told TASR on Monday. “It’s currently up to €20 million annually, and the ministry pays up to

Gajdos: Mission in Latvia Confirms Our Full-fledge Membership in NATO

Gajdos: Mission in Latvia Confirms Our Full-fledge Membership in NATO

Bratislava, April 25 (TASR) – By sending 152 soldiers into the Baltic states as part of NATO’s Enhanced Forward Presence in the second half of 2018, Slovakia confirms its position within NATO as being its trusted, active and full-fledge member, stated Defence Minister Peter Gajdos (Slovak National Party/SNS) on

Parizek Hands over Landmine Warning Signs to Ukraine

Parizek Hands over Landmine Warning Signs to Ukraine

Mariupol/Bratislava, April 13 (TASR correspondence) – Foreign and European Affairs State Secretary Lukas Parizek (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) on Friday handed landmine warning signs to representatives of the International Association for Support of Ukraine in Donbass. A total of 8,600 pieces of the warning signs worth €6,

Pellegrini: Slovakia Continues to Adhere to Euro-Atlantic Values

Pellegrini: Slovakia Continues to Adhere to Euro-Atlantic Values

Brussels/Bratislava, April 12 (TASR-correspondent) – Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) said that his visit to NATO headquarters in Brussels on Thursday proves that the Slovak Government adheres to Euro-Atlantic values and principles, TASR learnt on the same day. It was Pellegrini’s second foreign visit in office after visiting the

Defence Minister Gajdos Scraps Tender for Purchase of 3D Radars

Defence Minister Gajdos Scraps Tender for Purchase of 3D Radars

Bratislava, April 12 (TASR) – Defence Minister Peter Gajdos (Slovak National Party/SNS) told media on Thursday that he has sent to EU and Slovak Journals an announcement on scrapping the international tender for purchasing the so-called mid-range 3D radars that was announced in June 2015. The Gajdos-led ministry decided to

SNS: OLaNO Figures Spreading Conspiracies, Their Health Is Suspect

SNS: OLaNO Figures Spreading Conspiracies, Their Health Is Suspect

Bratislava, March 6 (TASR) – The Defence Ministry and the Slovak National Party (SNS) view claims by the Opposition OLaNO party concerning the purchase of personnel carriers for the Slovak Army as mad conspiracies, TASR learnt from them on Tuesday. OLaNO summoned a news conference earlier in the day to inform

Government Aircraft Brings Home Body of Major Pavlovsky from Sarajevo

Government Aircraft Brings Home Body of Major Pavlovsky from Sarajevo

Bratislava/Sarajevo, February 16 (TASR correspondent) – The body of professional serviceman Peter Pavlovsky, who died suddenly while on duty in the ATLHEA operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, was transported from Sarajevo to Slovakia by a Government aircraft on Friday, with Defence Minister Peter Gajdos (Slovak National Party/SNS) and Chief