The coalition CIS criticizes that President of the Slovak Republic Peter Pellegrini agreed to increase the defense allowance to five percent of GDP. She pointed out that the commitment that the President signed could In 2035 to cause serious economic problems to the Slovak economy. The next decade should be used to achieve a reduction in this percentage. TASR informed the director of the office of the chairman of the CIS Zuzana Škopcová.
“The Spanish Prime Minister managed to delay the commitment of a 5 % GDP share in defense investment. However, Slovakia, as well as diplomatic contacts, did not use this chance, as well as the Minister of Foreign Affairs Juraj Blanár (Smer-SD) to prepare conditions for the meeting for the President of the Slovak Republic, ”she said.
At the same time, the party stated that even the government of the Slovak Republic, headed by Robert Fico (Smer-SD), did not use all the possibilities that international law allows her. He believes that this commitment will not be fulfilled for the Slovak Republic in the future. “It is a pity that the President did not stand on the side of the Spanish Prime Minister, who has claimed a significant concession for Spain,” evaluated.
The CIS expected more political courage from Slovak representatives on the international scene. With a commitment explicitly disagrees And he will do everything possible to reduce it in the future. NATO Member States agreed on Wednesday that they will increase their defense expenses to five percent of GDP by 2035. In the final declaration of the Summit in the Hague, Netherlands, the leaders of the 32 Allied states also confirmed the commitment of mutual defense.
