Foreign Policies

Danko: I Wish Cyprus to Be Able to Deal with All Historical Traumas

Nicosia, December 12 (TASR-correspondent) – Cyprus is an important destination for Slovak foreign political activities and Slovak tourists as well, Slovak Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko said at a press briefing following talks with his Cypriot counterpart Demetris Syllouris in Nicosia on Monday.

At the same time Cyprus appreciates Slovakia’s contribution to its security, said Danko.

“I wish for you in these difficult times to be able to deal with all historical traumas in order to be able to develop your beloved Cyprus,” said Danko.

Danko, who arrived in Cyprus on Sunday, is also due to meet the country’s President Nicos Anastasiades, the Archbishop of Nova Justiniana and All Cyprus Chrysostomos II, and Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) Elisabeth Spehar, and he will also visit the Slovak peacekeeping contingent at the Tatry camp.

Slovak peacekeeping troops have been active in the UNFICYP mission since 2001. Slovakia currently has 169 servicemen in the mission, apart from five officers serving within the mission’s police section called UNPOL.

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

Milan Krajniak Leader of Christian Union's Slate for EP Elections

Ex-minister of labour and former 'We Are Family' vice-chair Milan Krajniak will be the leader of the Christian Union's (KU) slate for the European Parliament (EP) elections, said KU chair Anna Zaborska when presenting the party's 14-member slate at a news conference in Zilina on Tuesday.

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