Minister Gajdoš meets with Indonesian Ambassador A. Adiwoso

Minister of Defence of the Slovak Republic Peter Gajdoš today met with the Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to Slovakia, Her Excellency Ms Adiyatwidi Adiwoso. This has been her first visit to the SVK MOD since taking up her Diplomatic Service appointment in Slovakia. Their discussions centred on the SVK-IDN relationship and common defence and armaments industry cooperation.

Looking forward to developing stronger ties, Head of the SVK MOD said: “Defence industry cooperation with Indonesia has been grounded in a longstanding tradition. A cooperation agreement would definitely contribute to further enhancing our mutual relations.” In this regard, he filled in Ambassador Adiwoso on the potential options for the IDN military to use Lešť Training Area and CBRN Training and Testing Centre Zemianske Kostoľany, and the courses at the SVK Armed Forces Academy in Liptovský Mikuláš for training and education purposes.

Minister Gajdoš briefed Ambassador Adiwoso on the strategic documents adopted by the MOD thus far and the 2018 MOD priorities. He further reflected on the significance of Slovakiaʼs EuroArtillery project within the EUʼs PESCO initiative, as well as informing the Ambassador of Slovakiaʼs ongoing Chairmanship of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation (FSC).

♞ MoD