Mr Miloš Koterec, State Secretary of the Ministry of Defence of the Slovak Republic visited EDA Chief Executive, Ms Claude-France Arnould, on 3 April. Mr Koterec and Ms Arnould discussed the way forward in the development of European defence capabilities. They exchanged views on EDA’s cooperative opportunities and support to Slovak Republic’s defence capability development, regional cooperation, and preparations for the European Council addressing defence matters at the end of 2013.