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UNCLAS  BRATISLAVA 000084 
 
SIPDIS 
 
 
STATE FOR PM/SNA AND EUR 
DOD FOR OSD/PA&E, OASD/ISA/EUR, OASD/ISA/NP, OASD/ISA/AP, 
OASD/ISA/NESA, OASD/ISA/BTF 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL MARR MCAP LO
SUBJECT: SLOVAKIA; 2005/2006 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED 
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMON DEFENSE 
 
REF: 05 STATE 223383 
 
¶1. (U) Embassy Bratislava's submissions for the 2005/2006 
Report to Congress on Allied Contributions to the Common 
Defense follows in paragraphs 2-13. Information is keyed to 
paragraph numbers in Reftel. The POC for this report in 
Bratislava is Political Military Officer Aaron Chase. 
Telephone number  421 2 5922 3376. Email chaseau@state.gov or 
chaseau@state.sgov.gov 
 
¶2. (U) General Assessment (Paragraphs 8.A and 8.B): 
 
2004: After 10 years in the Partnership for Peace (PfP) 
program, Slovakia joined the NATO alliance in 2004. As a NATO 
member Slovakia has been a valuable and forward-looking 
supporter of the trans-Atlantic partnership. Slovakia has 
been a role model for other new NATO members and aspirants in 
the areas of defense capabilities transformation and 
development of planning structures. In 2004 Slovak forces 
participated in NATO missions ISAF, KFOR, SFOR and served 
NATO Headquarters in Sarajevo. Slovakia received very 
positive feedback related to its active participation in KFOR 
operations in 2003. Just one month after Slovakia became a 
full NATO member, an Engineer Unit (16 1) equipped for 
explosives disposal was deployed to ISAF. Two civilians were 
also sent to the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in 
Kunduz, Afghanistan. Until December 2004, the Slovak military 
participated in SFOR, and since that time four Slovak 
officers have remained with NATO Headquarters in Sarajevo. 
For complete personnel details of all overseas-deployed 
Slovak military units, see paragraph 4. 
 
2005: Slovakia,s 2005 Security and Defense Strategy created 
new requirements for Armed Forces capabilities, including the 
ability to achieve fully deployable and sustainable forces 
for international crisis management operations. 
 
Although Slovakia,s capabilities and resources remain 
limited, in 2005 Slovak forces participated in many crucial 
multilateral missions, including support to NATO in ISAF, 
KFOR, SFOR and NTM-1. For complete personnel details of all 
overseas-deployed Slovak military units, see paragraph 4. 
 
¶3. (U) Interoperability (Paragraph 8.C): 
 
2004: At the NATO summit in Istanbul Slovakia agreed to act 
as the Lead Nation in the area of explosives and ordinance 
disposal (OED). That commitment was officially accepted in 
2004, and France and Germany agreed to work with Slovakia to 
establish a training center. 
 
Slovakia was involved in the NATO Forces Planning Project as 
an accession country. From the first 72 force proposals from 
NATO, Slovakia accepted 55 as its Force Goals 2004. 
 
2005: In September 2005, Allied Command in Heidelberg, 
Germany affirmed Slovak Ground Forces Headquarters. Three 
months later the Command affirmed the Immediate Reaction 
Battalion in Martin, which had been officially designated 
for NRF-10. 
 
In July 2005 the Slovak Republic received the Force Proposals 
2006 from NATO. A national response was delivered to NATO 
after an assessment and bilateral workshop with Alliance 
experts. 
 
¶4. (U) Contingency/Stability Operations, Peacekeeping 
(Paragraphs 8.D and 8.E): 
 
2004: The following Comma Delimited Table shows Slovak 
participation in overseas military missions in 2004 according 
to: Operation/Mission, Area of Operations, Number of 
Personnel, Type of Unit/Notes 
 
Iraqi Freedom, Iraq, 110, Engineer Unit - explosives disposal 
and force protection 
Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan-Baghram, 40, Engineer Unit - 
reconstruction of runways 
ISAF, Afghanistan-Kabul, 17, Engineer Unit - explosives 
disposal 
KFOR, Kosovo, 100, Mechanized Battalion - patrolling 
SFOR, Sarajevo, 8, HQ Officers (Until 12/01/2004) 
NATO HQ, Sarajevo, 4, HQ Officers (Since 12/02/2004) 
ALTHEA, Sarajevo, 4, HQ Officers (Since 12/02/2004) 
EUMM, Former Yugoslavia, 2, Monitors 
UNFICYP, Cyprus, 280, Guard Battalion - monitoring and 
patrolling 
UNDOF, Golan Heights, 95, Guard Battalion - monitoring and 
patrolling 
UNTSO, Middle East, 2, Monitors 
UNAMSIL, Sierra Leone, 1, Monitors 
 
2005: The following Comma Delimited Table shows Slovak 
participation in overseas military missions in 2005 according 
to: Operation/Mission, Area of Operations, Number of 
Personnel, Type of Unit/Notes 
 
Iraqi Freedom, Iraq, 105, Engineer Unit - explosives disposal 
and force protection 
NTM-1, Iraq, 2, Officers - training 
Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan-Baghram, 40, Engineer Unit - 
reconstruction of runways (Became part of ISAF on 12/31/2005) 
ISAF, Afghanistan-Kabul, 17, Engineer Unit - explosives 
disposal 
KFOR, Kosovo, 100, Mechanized Battalion - patrolling 
NATO HQ, Sarajevo, 4, HQ Officers 
ALTHEA, Sarajevo, 4, HQ Officers 
EUMM, Former Yugoslavia, 2, Monitors 
UNFICYP, Cyprus, 196, Guard Battalion - monitoring and 
patrolling 
UNDOF, Golan Heights, 95, Guard Battalion - monitoring and 
patrolling 
UNTSO, Middle East, 2, Monitors 
UNAMSIL, Sierra Leone, 1, Monitor (until 12/01/2005) 
 
¶5. (U) Cost Sharing (Paragraph 9): 
 
Slovakia did not provide cash assistance or in-kind 
contributions in support of stationed U.S. forces during the 
relevant time period. 
 
¶6. (U) Direct Cost Sharing (Paragraph 10): 
 
Items A-H of paragraph 10 do not apply to Slovakia. 
 
2004: The Slovak government incurred the following expenses 
(shown as a Comma Delimited Table) as a result of USAF 
training exercises conducted at the Malacky Airfield and 
target range: 
 
Airfield usage and navigation fees, 26 312 208 SKK 
Ordnance works fees, 42 592 SKK 
Target range usage fees, 102 057 589 SKK 
Total, 128 412 389 SKK 
 
2005: The Slovak government incurred the following expenses 
(shown as a Comma Delimited Table) as a result of USAF 
training exercises conducted at the Malacky Airfield and 
target range: 
 
Airfield usage and navigation fees, 583 296 SKK 
Ordnance works fees, 6 912 SKK 
Target range usage fees, 28 481 188 SKK 
Total, 29 071 396 SKK 
 
¶7. (U) Indirect Cost Sharing (Paragraph 11): 
 
Slovakia did not provide contributions in this category 
during the relevant period. 
 
¶8. Other recent multilateral Contingency Operations 
(Paragraph 12.A): 
 
2005: Under the auspices of the European Security and Defense 
Policy (ESDP) the Slovak Republic participated in crisis 
management missions including the military operation ALTHEA 
in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and two police forces missions; 
EUPM in Bosnia and Herzegovina and EUPOL PROXIMA in 
Macedonia. Slovakia,s goal in 2005 was to incrementally 
increase participation in ESDP missions on foreign 
territories of primary foreign policy interest. On November 
23, 2005 the government approved enhancing the Slovak 
contingent in EUFOR ALTHEA with an additional 40-person Guard 
Company. 
 
¶9. (U) Military Assistance (Paragraph 12.B): 
 
2005: In 2005 Slovakia donated approximately 15 million US 
dollars worth of military equipment to the Afghan National 
Army. 
 
Slovakia provided assistance to Iraq in all the four main 
NTM-1 arrangements: 
-     Two Slovak Armed Forces instructors participated in the 
training of Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) in Iraq; 
-     16 Iraqi Military Policemen completed a 7-week training 
held in Slovakia in December. (Slovakia has estimated the 
value of this training at 100,000 US dollars.) 
-     A donation of military equipment including canteens and 
blankets valued at 33,000 US dollars. 
-     A financial contribution to the trust fund set up to 
finance NTM-1 activities. (Post was unable to determine the 
amount of this contribution by deadline.) 
 
¶10. (U) Humanitarian Relief Operations (Paragraph 12.C): 
 
2005: Slovakia contributed to international assistance for 
Pakistan with a 10,000 US dollar donation towards the cost of 
strategic airlift, and donations of humanitarian supplies 
worth 300,000 US dollars. 
 
Slovakia donated  25,000 blankets, 500 camp beds, 1,000 first 
aid kits and 600 liters of liquid soap to relief operations 
on the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina. 
 
¶11. (U) Capacity building (Paragraph 12.D): 
 
2005: Slovakia was key to initiating the NATO-Ukraine summit 
in February 2005 and to maintaining intensified NATO-Ukraine 
dialogue since then. When the Alliance was unable to reach a 
consensus on a Membership Action Plan (MAP) for Ukraine, 
Slovakia pursued forms of cooperation between the Alliance 
and Ukraine nearly equivalent to a regular MAP, and defined 
its own bilateral relationship with Ukraine through a 
Memorandum of Understanding between the two countries 
Ministries of Defense, which was signed in November 2005. 
 
Slovakia has also undertaken significant Public Diplomacy 
activities in Ukraine, including contributing to the 
development of a NATO information strategy, and a tour of 
Southern Ukraine by Slovakia,s permanent representative to 
NATO. 
 
Two Slovaks participated in the German-run ISAF PRT in Kunduz 
Province, Afghanistan. One Slovak representative made the 
first presentation to the North Atlantic Council of Permanent 
Representatives on German PRT/ISAF lessons learned and 
experiences gained from the operations of the 
civilian-military team. 
 
¶12. (U) Counterproliferation (Paragraph 12.E): 
 
2004 and 2005: Slovakia has ratified the most significant 
multi-lateral arms regulations and disarmament agreements, 
including the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT), the 
Biological Weapons Convention (BWC), the Chemical Weapons 
Convention (CWC), the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), 
the Conventional Weapons Convention (CCW), and the Ottawa 
Agreement. Slovakia is also a member state of the Wassenar 
Agreement, the Australia Group, the Nuclear Suppliers Group, 
the International Atomic Energy Agency, the Zangger 
Committee, the Proliferation Security Initiative, the Hague 
Convention (HCOC), and complies with the Missile Technologies 
Control Regime. 
 
2004: In accordance with the Partial Test Ban Treaty, 
Slovakia organized and directed a four-day international 
exercise to train experts to become inspectors for the 
not-yet-established Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty 
Organization. The exercise was designed to test new 
seismographic apparatuses through simulations using classical 
TNT explosives. 17 foreign participants and 18 Slovak support 
staff took part in the exercise. The Slovak government 
estimates the exercise cost 9,574 Euro. 
 
2005: A second training was carried out for inspectors of the 
Provisional Technical Secretariat of the Comprehensive 
Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization. 20 foreign participants 
and 20 Slovak support staff took part in the exercise. The 
Slovak government estimates the exercise cost 25,791 Euro. 
 
13.(U) Contributions to NATO programs (Paragraph 13): 
 
2004: As an ally in the GWOT, Slovakia took the lead in the 
field of military explosives disposal and consequences 
management (EOD) within the program "Conference of National 
Directors for Disarmament." 
 
During its first year of NATO membership, Slovakia invested 
time and resources in preparing activities to support closer 
Alliance cooperation between Ukraine and the Balkan states. 
 
2005: Slovakia significantly extended its practical 
assistance to Ukraine through bilateral consultations, expert 
meetings, and a EURO 30,000 contribution to the PfP Trust 
Fund for Ammunition, Small Arms and MANPADS Disposal Project. 
Slovakia also contributed to a project supporting the 
development of professional skills among civilian employees 
of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense. 
Slovakia works with NATO allies to establish the closest 
possible contacts with Serbia and Montenegro, and Bosnia and 
Herzegovina, neither of which participates in the PfP 
Program. Slovakia has strongly encouraged both countries to 
comply unconditionally with the requirements of the ICTY. 
Additionally Slovakia organized and hosted a Defense Reform 
Workshop for Bosnian and Serbian experts; sent Slovak experts 
to a Defense Reform Seminar in Sarajevo; and organized 
presentations by the Slovak Permanent Representative to NATO 
in Bosnia and Herzegovina. 
 
Slovakia also provided integral pre-accession assistance to 
Croatia, Macedonia and Albania in the context of those 
countries NATO Membership Action Plans. 
VALLEE 
 
 
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