Defence Attaché of Germany Visited the EOD COE

The Defence Attaché of Germany in Slovakia LTC (GS) Rüdiger Heinrich accompanied by 1st SGT Dennis Rudolf visited the EOD Centre of Excellence on 8th July 2021.

After the official welcome, EOD COE Director COL Robert Csaszar presented to distinguished quests the mission of the Centre, main tasks, organisational arrangement, as well as recently concluded and ongoing future projects.

After the director’s brief, the event continued with interesting discussion on various topics such as new technologies development, contribution to missions and exercises, interoperability and practical cooperation with NATO Partners, NATO command elements, member countries and international organisations in the area of EOD.  Questions and answers session followed the fruitful discussion and focused on topics how COVID-19 affected the activities of the Centre and which new initiatives it has provoked such as better utilisation of virtual tools or focusing on online education and training activities.

The meeting ended with assurance of future mutual cooperation and continuous information exchange for the benefit of both entities.