The new chief of the General staff of the Czech Republic appointed Joseph Bechari
Alexander Kuranov. The new chief of the General staff of the Czech army assigned Lieutenant General Joseph Bechari, informs on the first day of the week the defense Ministry of the country.
"the leader Milos Zeman took on the first day of the week in his residence of Lieutenant General Joseph Bechara and announced his appointment to the post of chief of the General staff of the Czech army ", - is informed in the report of the Ministry of defence.
Zeman expressed gratitude for the good service, the predecessor of Beccaria - General of the army, Peter Paul, which starts from June to the duties of the head of the Military division of NATO. Authorized post-socialist countries for the first time elected to the highest Military post in the Alliance.
The new chief of the General staff of the Czech Josef Becario 57 years. He was born in the homeland of the famous Beers "Pilsner" - the city of Plzen. Graduated from the Military Institute of land forces in vy?kov, then the Military Academy in Brno, faculty of law, Charles University in Prague and General high school defense in Paris. In the past few years has held the positions of head of the Military atasata of the Czech Embassy in France and the first Deputy chief of the General staff of the Republic.
Immediately upon entry into a new post Bechari said that among the priorities in their work sees the replenishment of the Czech army by qualified professionals and the development of the concept of its activities. According to his statement, in the current environment in which terrorist acts and violations of the previous international agreements happen all the more often, the army must provide reliable protection of the Republic and its citizens from any potential threats.
now in the Czech army with weapons in hand is 16, 6 thousands of professionals, and about 5 thousand are civilian Workers. According to the government decision, taken in spring 2014 after the aggravation of the situation in Ukraine, defense spending will gradually increase so that by 2020 they were 1, 4% of GDP in comparison with the current 0, 96%.
Like last month, said Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka, in the current year spending on the military will increase by 1. 5 billion crowns ($60 million), and in 2020 the budget of the Ministry of defence is obliged to reach 71. 5 billion crowns (2, 86 billion dollars). Last year It amounted to 41 billion CZK (1, 64 billion dollars). In addition, this year the army wants to take the service further two thousand recruits.
the Ministry of defence of the Czech Republic is also developing a plan for full transition in the next few years on the latest Western or Russian equipment. While in service of the country is a lot of obsolete tanks, helicopters, air defense systems of Russian production.
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