Defence and strategy

Jan VALOUCH

This article summarizes curent situation on Defence Industry Conversion in the Visegrad Group countries and Serbia and Montenegro. This text concretely summarizes “The Visegrad Group Countries Workshop on Defence Industry Conversion” was organized by he Ministry of Defence of Serbia and Montenegro and the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe. Representatives from the four countries of the Visegrad Group (the Czech republic, the Slovak Republic, Poland and Hungary), the host country, the Stability Pact, some international organization, and individual participated in this event. The main purpose of this event was to adress existing problems in the defence industry sector in Serbia and Montenegro, first of all by assesing and analysing existing gaps and needs, and secondly by examining how “lessons learned” in Visegrad group countries could by shared or used.