Chief-of-General-Staff of the Slovak Armed Forces Peter Vojtek has requested that he should be released from his post, Defence Minister Martin Glváč announced on Tuesday.
According to the minister, Vojtek approached him with the request around a month ago. Glváč said that he'll present the issue to the Slovak Security Council on Wednesday. At the same time, he will propose former Ground Forces supreme commander Milan Maxim as Vojtek’s successor. Glváč thanked Vojtek for his work as chief-of-general-staff, adding that he's counting on using him as an advisor in the future. “My health problems have led me to the decision”, said Vojtek. “I won't cut my ties with the uniform, however. There were times when [the military] was my first family”, stated Vojtek, adding that if his health allows it, he'll continue to carry out further visions of the Slovak Armed Forces. Glváč said that he expects President Ivan Gašparovič will react to Vojtek’s request soon. “Due to the current situation in Ukraine and other tasks of the Armed Forces, I expect that the president will respond as soon as possible - be it a positive or negative response”, said Glváč.
