The Chief of the General Staff, Lieutenant General Vasko Gjurchinovski, is attending the NATO Military Committee Conference which is taking place in Brussels, the Kingdom of Belgium. This is the first regular conference in 2024.
General Gjurchinovski, together with other Allied Chiefs of Defense and their Invitee counterpart from Sweden, will actively discuss issues of strategic importance to the Alliance and each member country, over the two-day conference.
Today, during the first four sessions there was a discussion about necessity and planning of Increased Seamless Interoperability, continuous improvement of Quality and Quantity Capabilities, Integrated Air and Missile Defence, adaptation to current and future threats and other issues.
The discussion topics are related to overall coherence in achieving collective defense of NATO and consolidated deterrence including continuous strengthening and modernizing of the forces structure.
For the first time, as part of the conference the Chiefs of Defence will meet in a NATO-Ukraine Council format. They will discuss Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, the situation on the ground, and NATO and Allied continued support to Ukraine.
Admiral Rob Bauer, Chair of the Military Committee, will preside over the conference. He will be joined by General Christopher Cavoli, Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, General Chris Badia, NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, and Mr. Mircea Geoană, NATO Deputy Secretary General.
During the conference, General Gjurchinovski will have an opportunity to talk with his NATO colleagues on various topics of bilateral interest in the area of defense.
Tomorrow, the General will attend the meeting with the counterparts from NATO’s Indo-Pacific Partners. Afterwards, he will meet the officers who are serving in the NATO mission.
