The Munich Security Conference (MSC) is an annual, high-level forum on international security policy held in Munich; typical participants are heads of state and government, foreign and defense ministers, senior officials from international organisations, military leaders, policymakers, experts, business and civil-society figures.
In practice for Slovakia this means buying and upgrading equipment, increasing readiness and interoperability with NATO forces (training, exercises, command systems), and meeting NATO defence‑spending and capability targets (procurement like F‑16s, artillery or air‑defense, and investment in logistics and sustainment).
Here it means strengthening Slovakia–U.S. cooperation on civilian nuclear projects and helping Slovakia broaden energy supply sources beyond single suppliers (diversify fuels, routes and technologies) to increase security and resilience.
The U.S.–Hungary energy partnership generally refers to cooperation on energy security, diversification and infrastructure — e.g., LNG supplies, grid resilience, and low‑carbon technologies; specific projects are not named in the State Department release, though past U.S.–Europe cooperation has covered LNG deliveries and technical support for diversification and nuclear safety.
The State Department release does not say whether Secretary Rubio will deliver public speeches; at the MSC many senior officials speak publicly, but the announcement only notes his participation and bilateral meetings in Bratislava and Budapest.
The announcement does not list any planned bilateral agreements or joint statements; it signals discussions on security, energy and NATO topics but gives no specific commitments or planned signings.