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NATO chief, Slovak President discuss security challenges

Xinhua, March 3, 2015 Adjust font size:

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday the ceasefire in Ukaine was "fragile" and called for the full implementation of the Minsk agreement.

Stoltenberg made the remarks during a discussion with visiting Slovak President Andrej Kiska on security challenges at NATO headquarters.

The discussion focused on the crisis in Ukraine, according to a NATO press release. Stoltenberg stressed that the Minsk agreement must be "respected and implemented in full".

Stoltenberg thanked President Kiska for his nation's contributions to the Alliance, highlighting Slovakia's deployment to the Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan and its role in strengthening military capabilities, such as reconnaissance drones.

Stoltenberg also reviewed how NATO is adapting to face new security challenges, including through the creation of a high readiness "Spearhead Force", and the establishment of command and control centres in Eastern European Allies.

Slovakia and six other Central and East European countries joined the NATO in 2004. Enditem