Now it happened in quick succession: Defense Minister Klaudia Tanner signed a commitment to the European airspace protection umbrella “Sky Shield” on Friday in Bern – as always with an elegant way out to Austria. “Krone” journalist Paul Tikal reports from Bern.
The German delegation headed by Defense Minister Boris Pistorius was also aware on Friday how special the situation was here in Bern: a few minutes ago, two neutral countries, Switzerland and Austria, formally committed themselves to the European “Sky Shield” – defense initiative. A missile defense shield that should be able to combat drones, ballistic missiles, but also aircraft with people on board.
“Politically Binding”
To this end, they will be working together in the coming months on the purchase of modern weapon systems, the exchange of sensitive air situation data and the training of personnel. “The document is not legally binding,” Defense Minister Klaudia Tanner (ÖVP) told the Kronen Zeitung on the sidelines of the summit. ,,But politically speaking.” We are there now, is the motto of the top.
With the signing, Austria will have access to the initiative’s planning data for the first time.
Way out remains open
But the European rapprochement is finally here, Switzerland and Austria have found a way out: the “constitutional peculiarities” of the two countries were addressed in an additional statement. This means that in the event of a crisis we can decide for ourselves how far we want to go based on our neutrality.
Source: Krone
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