Army concerned, unsurprised by negative NATO mark

Ljubljana, 21 February - The Slovenian Armed Forces acknowledged on Wednesday that a battalion battlegroup had received negative marks at a key readiness test by NATO, but a spokesman said the assessment was as unsurprising as it was worrying.

Ljubljana Simon Korez, spokesman for the Slovenian Armed Forces General Staff, speaks about a negative NATO mark for an elite battalion battlegroup. Photo: Tjaša Doljak/STA

Ljubljana
Simon Korez, spokesman for the Slovenian Armed Forces General Staff, speaks about a negative NATO mark for an elite battalion battlegroup.
Photo: Tjaša Doljak/STA

Ljubljana Simon Korez, spokesman for the Slovenian Armed Forces General Staff, speaks about a negative NATO mark for an elite battalion battlegroup. Photo: Tjaša Doljak/STA

Ljubljana
Simon Korez, spokesman for the Slovenian Armed Forces General Staff, speaks about a negative NATO mark for an elite battalion battlegroup.
Photo: Tjaša Doljak/STA

Ljubljana Simon Korez, spokesman for the Slovenian Armed Forces General Staff, speaks about a negative NATO mark for an elite battalion battlegroup. Photo: Tjaša Doljak/STA

Ljubljana
Simon Korez, spokesman for the Slovenian Armed Forces General Staff, speaks about a negative NATO mark for an elite battalion battlegroup.
Photo: Tjaša Doljak/STA

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