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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

Lajcak Presents Book on His Presidency of UN General Assembly

Lajcak Presents Book on His Presidency of UN General Assembly

Bratislava, December 20 (TASR) – Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak (a Smer-SD nominee), until recently president of the UN General Assembly, unveiled a book entitled ‘Focusing on People-Reflection of the 72nd UN General Assembly Session’ in Bratislava on Thursday. Three months after returning from New York, Lajcak said

Government: Slovak OSCE Presidency Anchored in Three Priorities

Government: Slovak OSCE Presidency Anchored in Three Priorities

Bratislava, December 19 (TASR) – Conflict prevention and the amelioration of its impacts, a secure future and effective multilateralism are the top three priorities of the Slovak 2019 OSCE Presidency, greenlighted by the Government on Wednesday. The Foreign and European Affairs Ministry cited an active approach to conflict prevention, Ukraine and