Foreign Policies

Hudak: Iran Finds Slovak Status as World's Carmaker Leader Appealing

Bratislava, March 9 (TASR) – The one aspect of Slovakia that Iran finds most appealing is its status as an automobile power. “Iran wants to build its own automobile industry, so it’s interested in cooperation with our component suppliers,” said Economy Minister Vazil Hudak on Wednesday.

Hudak referred to his foreign visit to Iran taken earlier in the week together with Slovak entrepreneurs, representatives of banks, Eximbank and the Slovak Agency for the Development of Investments and Trade (SARIO).

“We discussed specific joint projects. This concerns mostly the sphere of energy: Iranians are interested in our experiences with nuclear power generation, but would also like to pursue cooperation in the construction of gas and mineral oil reservoires and transport routes for gas and oil. We also talked about options for cooperation in the automobile industry,” said Hudak.

According to the minister, the Slovak delegation also discussed potential deliveries of tractors for the Iranian agricultural sector. “We’re talking about deliveries ranging into tens or even hundreds of millions of euros,” he claimed.

Due to the history of long-term economic sanctions against Iran, local banks are only learning how to operate in a modern standard mode. “I’m confident that the first commercial projects will be concluded within three to six months,” added Hudak.

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's the right thing to do.

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