The State Secretary for Defence Policy and Planning, Sebastian Huluban Ph.D., participated in the Annual Conference on Missile Defence 2013 organized by the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies in London on 12 - 13 June.

In the introductory remarks to his papers, 'NATO`S POSTURE POST 2014: THE ROLE OF BALISTIC MISSILE DEFENCE', Dr. Huluban saluted the opportunity created by organizers for 'a debate on the perspectives of this capability in light of the latest alterations the USA announced in the field of adaptive approach in stages of the European missile defence'. The main idea of the paper highlighted the importance of consolidating NATO’s posture at the end of the major operational effort in Afghanistan in 2014, namely the importance of missile defence in defining the role of the alliance in an unpredictable security environment.

Also, during his visit to London, State Secretary Huluban met with Dr. Andrew Murrison, Minister for International Security Strategy, at the defence ministry. The agenda of the meeting included talks on the latest developments of the international situation, namely the crisis in Syria, the situation in Turkey, the developments in Afghanistan as well as on identifying possible bilateral cooperation projects.

MoND Press Office