YEREVAN, OCTOBER 8, ARMENPRESS. NATO plans to boost its Response Force, the alliance’s secretary-general, Jens Stoltenberg, said, adding that two more headquarters are to be created in Eastern Europe, in Hungary and Slovakia. “Armenpress” reports the aforesaid citing RT.

Calling the current reinforcement biggest "since the end of the Cold War," Stoltenberg said the alliance has stepped up exercises and already set up six small headquarters in Eastern Europe.

"Today I expect us to approve the establishment of two more such headquarters, in Hungary and Slovakia. They will ensure that our forces can move quickly and effectively if they need to deploy," NATO's Secretary-General told journalists in a press briefing Thursday.

The alliance will also “give final approval to the military concept - to make it bigger, faster and more capable” for the NATO Response Force, Stoltenberg said after the defense ministers’ meeting.

Established in 2003, the NATO Response Force is a high readiness force comprising of land, air, sea, and special forces units which are capable of rapid deployment. It is designed to perform a range of tasks, including immediate defense response, crisis management, peace support operations, disaster relief, and the protection of critical infrastructure.

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