Minister Krsti\u010devi\u0107 and General Mercier affirmed the excellent co-operation between the Croatian Ministry of Defence and the Allied Command Transformation. Bidding welcome to SACT to Croatia and Split Minister Krsti\u010devi\u0107 briefed him on the Ministry’s activities in the past two months, highlighting the adoption of the new National Security Strategy, the drafting of the National Security System Act, aimed at improving the co-ordination of all institutions to identify,prevent and timely respond to the threats in the security and defence sectors.
The Minister underlined the engagement of the Croatian Armed Forces assisting the civilian community fighting the fires along the coast of Croatia and the ongoing efforts assisting the flood-hit towns and villages affected by the fires, and also informed the SACT on the Croatian Armed Forces’ contribution to the UN-, NATO and the EU-led operations and missions.
General Mercier\u00a0 briefed Minister Krsti\u010devi\u0107 on the current projects and activities of the ACT and underlined the need for better\u00a0 coordination\u00a0 between NATO’s Headquarters and command\u00a0 structure. The Croatian experiences with the national security system are useful in this regard, said General Mercier, who announced a reorganisation of ACT and of the overall NATO command structure, aimed at making it leaner and more efficient, which will lead to an analysis of the strategic forces, building of new capabilities and conduct of exercises and training activities.
Minister Krsti\u010devi\u0107 pledged support from the Republic of Croatia for the reform within NATO and stated he believed it would be successfully completed. The Minister underlined that the complex challenges faced by the international\u00a0 community and democratic\u00a0 world\u00a0 and the radically changed security paradigm, called for new structures and adaptation at all levels commensurate to the times, risks and needs, to enable a faster and more efficient response to the risks and threats.
General Mercier\u00a0 was on an official visit to Split, where he attended the formal marking of the 26th anniversary of the establishment of the Croatian Navy and met with the President of the Republic of Croatia Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovi\u0107\u00a0 and the Chief of the General Staff of the Croatian Armed Forces General Mirko \u0160undov.<\/p>\n[nggallery id=2579]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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