Gov't: Container Town to Be Built for NATO Soldiers at Sliac and Lest

Bratislava, June 1 (TASR) - Slovakia will build a container town and a tent camp at Lest military training area and Sliac Airbase (both Banska Bystrica region) for members of foreign armed forces that have strengthened NATO's military presence in Slovakia in response to Russia's military aggression in Ukraine, with the Government approving these measures on Wednesday. The procurement and investment in accommodation capacities was calculated to cost €31.4 million. The Defence Ministry specified in the proposal that accommodation capacities in the containers and tents will provide a maximum capacity of 2,444 beds at Lest and 600 beds at Sliac Airbase. "Once the document is approved by the Government, additional tools will be used to refine the budget in order to obtain the most cost-effective solution," reads the material. Following the Government meeting, Defence Minister Jaroslav Nad (OLaNO) stated that similar infrastructure will be built in other military areas in the coming months and years. "We don't have such a necessary background there; it's necessary, we must build it," he stressed. am/df