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NATO honours Slovak soldiers
26 January 2006
1 MIN READ
Commemorating the Slovak soldiers who died tragically on 19 January, staff at NATO HQ in Brussels observed a minute of silence on 26 January, as a memorial service was held in the country.
The NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, travelled to Bratislava to attend the ceremonies and to express his condolences and sympathy to the families of the soldiers and to the people of Slovakia.
Profound condolences
The soldiers died in a tragic plane crash while returning home after serving in the NATO-led peacekeeping force in Kosovo, KFOR.
“Their families and their country should be justifiably proud of their service, and I express to them, on behalf of the entire Alliance , our profound condolences, ” said the Secretary General in a statement issued the day after the accident.
Slovakia, member of NATO since 2004, is contributing over 130 soldiers to NATO’s missions and operations.