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President: Slovakia and Czech Republic Confident Countries with Power in Region

President: Slovakia and Czech Republic Confident Countries with Power in Region

Bratislava, 2 December (TASR) - Expanding cooperation at the presidential, parliamentary and governmental levels and restoring above-standard relations between the two countries dominated the meeting between President Peter Pellegrini and Speaker of the Czech Republic's Chamber of Deputies Tomio Okamura at the Presidential Palace in Bratislava on Tuesday,

Rasi: Okamura's Visit to Slovakia Restart of Czech-Slovak Relations

Rasi: Okamura's Visit to Slovakia Restart of Czech-Slovak Relations

The visit by the Czech Republic's Chamber of Deputies Speaker Tomio Okamura to Slovakia serves as a restart of Czech-Slovak relations, said Slovak House Chair Richard Rasi following his meeting with Okamura at Bratislava Castle on Tuesday.

President Pellegrini: World Powers Must First Agree on Ukraine

President Pellegrini: World Powers Must First Agree on Ukraine

Lisbon, 27 November (TASR-correspondent) - The peace negotiations on Ukraine are currently only in the hands of the American, Russian and Ukrainian presidents - Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy, respectively, and Europe will have to be part of the final decision on the peace plan, but for now

Government Considers Issue of Benes Decrees Closed

Government Considers Issue of Benes Decrees Closed

Vysny Orlik, 26 November (TASR) - The government considers the issue of post-war documents concerning the settlement of relations after World War II in Slovakia (the so-called Benes Decrees) to be closed, and it rejects the idea of revising post-war documents concerning this topic and the politicisation of this issue.

Premier: Lajcak Did Nothing That Would Make Me Want to Dismiss Him

Premier: Lajcak Did Nothing That Would Make Me Want to Dismiss Him

Premier Robert Fico said following the government session in Vysny Orlik on Wednesday that he won't dismiss former foreign affairs minister Miroslav Lajcak from the council of advisors.

Pellegrini Bestows State Award on OECD Secretary-General Cormann

Pellegrini Bestows State Award on OECD Secretary-General Cormann

Slovak President Peter Pellegrini has bestowed a state award - the Order of the Double White Cross, First Class - on OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann for his outstanding contribution to strengthening Slovakia's positions in international relations.

Premier: US Peace Plan for Ukraine Has Support of Slovak Government

Premier: US Peace Plan for Ukraine Has Support of Slovak Government

Bratislava, 21 November (TASR) - The Slovak government supports the US peace plan for the war in Ukraine, but Ukraine must agree to it, Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) told a press conference on Friday, adding that he'd like to see the European Union take a more active