Apart from unity, NATO should also boost collective defence, determination and a capability to defend its people, said Slovak President Zuzana Čaputová in an online speech at the Brussels Forum on Monday.
According to Čaputová, leaders of the NATO-member countries have issued an important signal on the unity of the trans-Atlantic community, based on the rule of law, democracy and respect for human rights.
Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Minister Ivan Korčok, speaking after the NATO summit in Brussels on Monday, said that the latest decisions made by leaders of the member countries are expected to make the alliance resilient against future security challenges.
A new strategy concept for NATO, to be developed by next year's summit, is expected to "bring an innovative approach to ever more sophisticated threats", such as cyberattacks and hybrid and disinformation activities of other countries, stated the Slovak minister.
"For Slovakia, it's important to see that we'll continue to strengthen the collective defence and thereby also our people's security," said Korčok.
In addition, NATO leaders confirmed a key role for the alliance in deterrence and collective defence, as well as in strengthening cooperation with the EU and partner countries. Special attention was devoted to climate changes and their effects on security, energy efficiency and military activities with the least ecology burden possible, added the Slovak Foreign and European Ministry's press department.
