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Lajcak Welcomes EU-Cuba Agreement on Cooperation

Lajcak Welcomes EU-Cuba Agreement on Cooperation

Brussels, December 12 (TASR-correspondent) – Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak welcomes the agreement on political dialogue and cooperation between the European Union and Cuba that was signed by EU foreign affairs ministers in Brussels on Monday. The chief of Slovak diplomacy considers the agreement to be very important,

Slovak and German Presidents Blame Populists for Loss of Trust in EU

Slovak and German Presidents Blame Populists for Loss of Trust in EU

Berlin/Bratislava, December 12 (TASR-correspondent) – President Andrej Kiska met his German counterpart Joachim Gauck in Berlin on Monday to discuss a number of current issues, particularly the need to preserve a united EU. “It’s important to seek issues that bring us together and not those that divide us,” said

Gajdos Offers Cypriot National Guard to Train in Slovakia

Gajdos Offers Cypriot National Guard to Train in Slovakia

Nicosia, December 12 (TASR-correspondent) – Both the involvement of Slovak servicemen in the UNFICYP mission and the deepening of bilateral cooperation were debated by Slovak Defence Minister Peter Gajdos and his Cypriot counterpart Christoforos Fokaides in Nicosia on Monday. Gajdos is accompanying Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko on his working visit in

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

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

Slovakia to Preside Over OSCE in 2019

Slovakia to Preside Over OSCE in 2019

Hamburg, December 9 (TASR) – Fifty-seven member states of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) on Friday decided that Slovakia will preside over the body in 2019, Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Ministry spokesman Peter Stano told TASR later in the day. Slovakia’s bid was approved by

Lajcak Says Slovakia Interested in OSCE Chairmanship in 2019

Lajcak Says Slovakia Interested in OSCE Chairmanship in 2019

Hamburg, December 8 (TASR) – Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak delivered a speech at the 23rd meeting of foreign affairs ministers from the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in Hamburg on Thursday. The session was opened by German Foreign Affairs Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier. In his

Gov't Tasks Respective Ministries with Removing Country's Transposition Deficit

Gov't Tasks Respective Ministries with Removing Country's Transposition Deficit

Bratislava, December 7 (TASR) – Slovakia has failed to transpose the nine EU directives into its legislation that should have been transposed by November 20, states the latest report on the country’s transposition deficit okayed by the Cabinet at its regular session on Wednesday. The Government Office in the report