The workshop organized from 02 July to 04 July 2013 at the Armed Forces Academy of General Milan Rastislav Štefánik in Liptovský Mikuláš confirmed our closer cooperation with the German Armed Forces. Main idea how to organize this kind of activity was based on negotiations and agreements made by Rector Brigadier General Boris Ďurkech and the highest representatives of the Command and Staff College in Hamburg (Führungsakademie der Bundeswehr).

    The aim of the workshop was to promote the understanding of the challenges encountered when devising a comprehensive approach of support for international peace operations. The approaches applied by selected different countries and actors (Military, Civilian, Development and Humanitarian) showed to the workshop participants the complementarity of efforts in conflict resolution.

    During the workshop participants from the governmental and non-governmental organizations of 7 different countries Germany, Slovakia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan tried to enhance the knowledge and understanding of the different comprehensive approaches to open new avenues for collaboration and cooperation.

    German participants were represented by Mrs. Angelika Brunkhorst (member of the national Parliament of the Federal Republic of Germany) Brigadier General Karl H. Schreiner and Lieutenant Colonel (GS) Klaus Huetteker (members of the Command and Staff College in Hamburg).

    The representatives from the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic Mr. Mario Nicolini and Mr. Martin Bielik actively participated during the workshop as well.

    All possible areas for further discussions were identified and summarized at the end of the workshop with the promises to find consensus in the future.