NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte highlights cooperation of Allied forces at TC Lešť
Ministry of Defence of The Slovak Republic
20.02.2025
On his official visit to Slovakia, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte along with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Robert Kaliňák paid a visit to NATO's multinational Forward Land Forces (FLF) stationed at the Training Centre (TC) Lešť on Thursday 20 February 2025.
In his remarks to soldiers of the Spanish-led NATO Multinational Brigade Slovakia (MNB-SVK) involving troops from Czechia, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey and the United States, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte highlighted the smooth cooperation of Allied forces in defending the Alliance's eastern flank.
While at the TC Lešť, Robert Kaliňák informed Mark Rutte about local training conditions and showed him around the training facilities and grounds where Allied forces gain valuable experience and hone their warfighting skills.
The core role of NATO's Forward Land Forces (FLF) multinational battlegroups on the eastern flank is to demonstrate the Alliance's readiness to respond to security threats and, if necessary, to collectively defend its member countries - including Slovakia and its people.
Spending the afternoon in Bratislava, the Secretary General was received by Slovak President and Commander-in-Chief Peter Pellegrini at the Presidential Palace, and, later, by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Robert Kaliňák and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Juraj Blanár at the SVK Cabinet Office. Together, they held bilateral talks on current topics. Also, Mr Mark Rutte gave a speech to students at Comenius University and answered questions in a follow-up discussion.
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