NATO inaugurates new small headquarters in Slovakia

The Alliance marked the inauguration of a new NATO Force Integration Unit (NFIU) in Slovakia on Tuesday (24 January 2017). This multinational unit is one of eight small headquarters in the eastern part of the Alliance and will play a vital role in military planning, exercises and facilitating reinforcements. In a keynote speech, NATO’s Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy Tacan Ildem stressed that these eight NFIUs symbolise NATO’s solidarity and commitment to collective defence.