Defence Ministry Held Talks with U.S. Delegation on Cooperation Opportunities

Bratislava, April 25 (TASR) - Defence Ministry State Secretary Igor Melicher welcomed a delegation of the United States of America led by Lisa Sawyer, US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence for European and NATO Policy, to Bratislava on Tuesday (April 23), TASR was told by the ministry's communications department on Thursday. The aim of the meeting was to find specific overlaps within cooperation on modernisation projects, joint exercises and the training of military personnel, bilateral military cooperation and technical cooperation. "The delegations held bilateral talks within the 'High Level Defence Group' format on current developments in the global security environment, including the war in Ukraine, the ongoing instability in the Middle East and current developments in the Indo-Pacific region. They exchanged information on the opportunities for cooperation at the level of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation ahead of the NATO summit in Washington," said the ministry. According to the Defence Ministry, Sawyer praised the contribution that Slovakia has made to NATO on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of its membership. He also lauded its commitment to meeting its declared goals in the area of defence spending and its efforts to contribute towards strengthening the security of NATO's eastern flank. am/df