IDEB Bratislava hosts a conference on Slovakia's 20th anniversary as a NATO Ally titled “Stronger Together”

A conference on Slovakia's 20th anniversary as a NATO Ally titled “Stronger Together” was held today as part of the 11th edition of IDEB Defence & Security 2024, which is taking place on 14-16 May 2024 at Bratislava's Incheba Exhibition and Convention Centre.

The main highlight of the IDEB Conference programme was a panel discussion, where Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Robert Kaliňák, former Defence Minister Martin Fedor (2 February 2006 - 4 July 2006), and former Defence Minister Juraj Liška (10 October 2003 - 31 January 2006) discussed the milestones and benefits of Slovakia's entry into and membership in the Alliance as well as the future of the Alliance. They elaborated on the most challenging aspects of Slovakia's accession to NATO, i.e. the transformation to make a separate unit's integration into the organizational whole as effective and compact as it could be.

Shifting attention to NATO's current affairs, the panellists took stock of the measures Slovakia has been putting in place to continue to be a good NATO Ally. As the NATO Alliance marks the 75th anniversary of its establishment this year after a period of stability and peace, Ministers outlined their vision for the world's security architecture and NATO's potential into the future.

At IDEB Defence & Security 2024, Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Robert Kaliňák took the opportunity to hold official talks with the Czech, Azerbaijani, Croatian and Armenian delegations. The head of the SVK MOD and the SVK CHOD were also pleased to welcome Adjutant General of Indiana Major General Roger Dale Lyles and his Indiana National Guard (INNG) delegation to the industry event.