Foreign Policies

Caputova to Meet Zeman During Visit to Prague

Bratislava, November 12 (TASR) – President Zuzana Caputova is set to meet with her Czech counterpart Milos Zeman, who’s currently in hospital in Prague, during her visit to the Czech Republic on Tuesday, November 16, TASR learnt on Friday from Caputova’s spokesman Martin Strizinec.

“Recently, the president has been interested in Milos Zeman’s health status. She wished him good health and a swift recovery in a personal letter that she sent to him in October. At the same time, she also expressed her hope that the two of them would able to meet soon. President Zeman informed her in his response letter that his health has improved to such an extent that he’s now recovering in a standard hospital room, in which he can receive visits and so they can meet in person,” explained Strizinec.

Caputova will visit the Czech Republic at the invitation of Senate Chair Milos Vystrcil, who will decorate her with a silver commemorative medal. She’ll also commemorate the 32nd anniversary of the 1989 Velvet Revolution in the Czech capital by laying wreaths on the Velvet Revolution Memorial.

SPPK: If Farmers Aren't Taken Seriously, They Will Be Seen in Streets More Often

If farmers' demands are not taken seriously, they will be seen in the streets more often, Slovak Agriculture and Food Chamber chairman Emil Macho told a news conference held in front of the Parliament's building on Thursday.

PM: Slovakia to Organise Repeated Mass Testing, Two Dozen Districts Exempt

Bratislava, November 2 (TASR) – Slovakia will organise a repeated mass testing for the coronavirus, but districts with positivity rates below 0.7 percent in the testing this past weekend will be exempt from the second round, Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) announced after a meeting of the Central Crisis Management

President Supports Civic Collection to Purchase Ammunition for Ukraine

Bratislava, April 19 (TASR) - I support the 'Ammunition for Ukraine' civic collection, President Zuzana Caputova posted on a social network on Friday, adding that she's also proud that many in Slovakia care about the fate of neighbouring Ukraine. "I support this initiative because it&

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