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SaS: Reopening of Negotiations Better Than Brexit Without Agreement

SaS: Reopening of Negotiations Better Than Brexit Without Agreement

Bratislava, January 16 (TASR) – Reopening negotiations on Brexit would be better than if the UK left without an agreement, the Opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party has stated in reaction to the crushing majority of House of Commons MPs that rejected the EU withdrawal agreement on Tuesday. “I believe that

Lajcak Departs for Ukraine as OSCE Chairman

Lajcak Departs for Ukraine as OSCE Chairman

Bratislava/Kiev, January 15 (TASR) – Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak has departed on a two-day working visit to Ukraine, his first visit to an OSCE conflict region as OSCE Chairman-in-Office. On the first day Lajcak will hold talks with senior Ukrainian political representatives including Defence Minister Stepan

Lajcak: Expectations for OSCE Presidency High, Slovakia Inherits Budget Issue

Lajcak: Expectations for OSCE Presidency High, Slovakia Inherits Budget Issue

Vienna, January 10 (TASR-correspondent) – The priorities that Slovakia has set for its OSCE Presidency are perceived as realistic and accepted by all members, Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak said at a press conference after the presentation of Slovak Presidency’s priorities on Thursday. “The expectations for our presidency

Lajcak: Slovakia Taking Over OSCE Presidency with Crisis on Doorstep

Lajcak: Slovakia Taking Over OSCE Presidency with Crisis on Doorstep

Vienna/Bratislava, January 10 (TASR-correspondent) – For the first time Slovakia is presiding over a multilateral organisation with a crisis on its doorstep; for the first time it will manage an international organisation with such great uncertainty about the future and at a time when multilateralism is in danger, said Slovak

Jan Kubis to Become Special Coordinator for Lebanon

Jan Kubis to Become Special Coordinator for Lebanon

New York, January 10 (TASR) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has named Slovak diplomat Jan Kubis as his Special Coordinator for Lebanon, the UN stated on January 9. Former Slovak foreign affairs minister Kubis has headed UN missions in Iraq and Afghanistan in the past. He’ll replace Pernille Dahler Kardel

Slovakia Assumes OSCE Presidency on New Year's Day

Slovakia Assumes OSCE Presidency on New Year's Day

Bratislava, January 1 (TASR) – Slovakia on New Year’s Day assumed its one-year presidency of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), with Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak (a Smer-SD nominee) due to present Slovakia’s priorities officially at the OSCE headquarters in Vienna on

Danko: Major Foreign Policy Moves Must Be Approved by Cabinet at Least

Danko: Major Foreign Policy Moves Must Be Approved by Cabinet at Least

Bratislava, December 31 (TASR) – Major moves in foreign policy resulting in commitments for Slovakia should be approved for the Foreign and European Affairs Ministry by the Cabinet at the very least, while it also needs to be remembered that Parliament is above the Government, Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko (Slovak National