We just opened the registration for 2nd Roundtable of Young Leaders at this year's #SBF2023 with the main topic about #Disinformation led by Vladimir Tarasovic from SFPA Register now👉🏻form.jotform.com/232132974855361

This year's edition of the Slovak Security Forum #SBF2023 will be opened by the speeches of the Minister of Foreign and European Affairs 🇸🇰 Miroslav Wlachovsky and the Minister of Defence 🇸🇰 Martin Sklenar Ministerstvo obrany SR 🇸🇰 Slovakia MFA 🇸🇰

The 1st panel discussion of #SBF2023 will be dedicated to 30 years of Slovak Security🇸🇰 and feature panellists ➡️ Marian Majer from Ministerstvo obrany SR 🇸🇰, Peter Babiar from Slovak Armed Forces & Alexander Duleba from SFPA 🗣️ discussion will be moderated by Rastislav Kačmár from Denník N

#SBF2023 2nd panel topic is the Expansion of the Slovak arms industry in the context of the war in Ukraine with speakers Martin Kačo Ⓜ️ from the office of 🇸🇰 PM, Michal Homza from Ministerstvo obrany SR 🇸🇰 and Stefan SKultety from DMD GROUP, A.S. 🗣️ moderator is Soňa Weissová from RTVS

#SBF2023 remarks to the 2nd panel will be presented by Viliam Ostatnik, Research Fellow and Senior Analyst at Adapt Institute

#SBF2023 topic of 3rd panel is The Slovak Republic on its Way to Energy Self-sufficiency with speakers Andrej Lednár from Prvá Energetická s.r.o., Andrej Nosko from FPVMV @ UMB and Veronika Oravcová from SFPA 🗣️ moderator is Radovan Potočár from Energie-portal.sk

Watch the live stream from Slovak Security Forum 2023 organized with our partners from Adapt Institute and SFPA on our YouTube channel #SBF2023 youtube.com/live/ftreGCxAS…

'Ukrainian stability is our stability, Ukrainian prosperity is our prosperity' 🇺🇦🇸🇰Martin Sklenar from Ministerstvo obrany SR 🇸🇰 at #SBF2023

'Security does not end at our borders, but the work on it begins at home🇸🇰' Peter Mišík from Slovakia MFA 🇸🇰 at #SBF2023

Peter Babiar from Ministerstvo obrany SR 🇸🇰, in the context of hybrid threats: 'Spending on education should be seen as an investment in defence' #SBF2023

Honored to take part in the Slovak Security Forum organized by Euro-Atlantic Center today. Our #security should not be taken for granted. Almost 20 YA, #Slovakia 🇸🇰 became a member of NATO and the #EU, which is one of the most important milestones in our modern history. #SBF2023

Slovenské bezpečnostné fórum 2023 - 30 rokov slovenskej bezpečnostnej a obrannej politky. Euro-Atlantic Center, Adapt Institute, #SFPA Bezpečnostná komunita drží spolu a spolupracuje ❤️ #SBF2023 #security #defence #NATO

#SBF23 1st discussion conclusions: 📍milestone for #SlovakSecurity was 🇸🇰accession to NATO 📍SK soldiers have experience in foreign operations & are able to react to changes to guarantee 🇸🇰security 📍 essential for security is to defeat Russia and achieve victory for Ukraine🇺🇦

#SBF2023 2nd discussion concluded: 📍Russian invasion in 🇺🇦 had dramatic impact on arms production but implementation of new Ministerstvo obrany SR 🇸🇰 projects started even before the war 📍🇸🇰 should aim to create an agency specialized in the sale of tech & building arms coop. btw partners

Slovakia 🇸🇰 stands with Israel 🇮🇱 Israel Foreign Ministry

#SBF2023 3rd discussion conclusions: 📍changes in 🇸🇰 #energysector started before the war in UA 🇺🇦➡️ arguments that link the war and this sector were part of false claims 📍reducing dependency on Russia is not only about technicalities but also about political motivation

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