I would like to thank you for your participation at the "7^th NATO and PfP International Exhibition of Combat Clothing and Individual Equipment 2003", which was held in Nitra on the days 16. - 18.10.2003. >>>

The principal security interest of the Slovak Republic is to achieve the full-fledged membership in NATO. The decision of the NATO Prague summit to enlarge the Alliance by seven aspiring countries, including Slovakia, is the appreciation of our progress achieved in the fields of politics, security, and defence and successful implementation of tasks originating from our Membership Action Plan (MAP). On the other side, this fact also defines new qualitative and higher requirements and commitments in the political, security and defence areas regarding the co-operation of the Slovak Republic within Alliance. >>>