PRAGUE (Sputnik) — Defense ministers of NATO member countries agreed to establish so-called small headquarters in Hungary and Slovakia at the meeting in Brussels on October 8.
The Defense Ministry of Slovakia said shortly after that the small headquarters would supplement currently operating NATO infrastructure and would not be expanded into an actual military base.
According to the Slovak Teraz news portal, the country's National Council is due to agree to the measure.
The Slovak NATO small headquarters team will consist of 41 people, including 21 members of the Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic, the media outlet reported. The remaining staff is due to come from other NATO countries.
The task of the small headquarters will be to facilitate NATO rapid deployment units and coordinate exercises between the Slovak army and NATO.
According to Teraz, the NATO small headquarters in Slovakia is expected to start operating in early 2016.
