04/15/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/15/2021 14:22 The Slovak Republic Has Supported the Joint Decision of the Allies to Terminate the NATO Operation in Afghanistan The State Secretary of the Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Ministry, Martin Klus, together with the Minister of the Defense of the Slovak Republic, Jaroslav NaÄ, attended the extraordinary session of the North Atlantic Council with the ministers of foreign affairs and the ministers of defense of the NATO member countries via a video conference on 14 April 2021. The main topic of the session was the operation of the allied military forces in Afghanistan, where the NATO training mission is currently active, and in which also members of the Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic are participating. At the meeting, the allies agreed to launch the process of the termination of this mission and withdraw the forces from Afghanistan. They also agreed that the international community is not abandoning Afghanistan and will continue to support the peace process in the country, the democratic transformation of the society, the economic development and the security of its inhabitants.