He will negotiate with President of the Slovak Republic Peter Pellegrini and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Robert Kaliňák (Smer-SD). During the day he will speak to soldiers in the center of training Lešť and employees and students of Comenius University in Bratislava. The North Atlantic Alliance reports on its website.
According to the President, the topic of negotiations with Ruttem will be an increase in defense spending. NATO chief said in a recent interview with Politico magazine that alliance Member States will have to increase the defense spending significantly more than three percent of GDP. According to him, he will be discussed at the June NATO Summit in Hague.
The Office of the President of the Slovak Republic on the social network informed that The meeting of Pellegrini with Ruttem comes not only to the permanent and sustainable resolution of the war conflict in Ukraine at a time of intensive negotiations, But also about Europe’s security.
“This week, Mark Rutte participated in an extraordinary summit in Paris, the subject of which were these topics. Together with our head of state, he was also present at the Munich Security Conference last week, ” They stated from the Office of the President of the Slovak Republic, saying that Thursday’s negotiations will therefore be an opportunity to find the best solution on the security of Slovakia and European countries.
The Bratislava City Police informed that Short -term traffic restrictions will be associated with the transfer of Rutte in the wider center of Bratislava. “In its movements, there may be short -term restrictions in the transport necessary for the passage of vehicle columns,” warned. At the same time, it asks residents who will be in the afternoon and evening in the capital to respect police instructions.
