Slovakia's defence strategy will change after 16 years. The new document was approved by the parliament on January 27.
The main aim of the country's defence policy is to keep its sovereignty, territorial integrity and the inviolability of borders, the new strategy reads. Slovakia also considers NATO collective defence to be the most effective method of defence.
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