Robert Fico declared that in September or October he would like to meet Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Szmyhal. The next joint gathering of the governments of Slovakia and Ukraine is besides scheduled to take place. circumstantial projects are to be discussed.
Prime Minister of Slovakia at the end of the erstwhile year met with Russian president Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin. This gathering was powerfully criticized by the Kiev authorities.
According to Fic, planned by the law firm of the Slovak president Peter Pellegrini's journey to Ukraine "doesn't substance due to the prerogatives of the head of state". The Prime Minister considered specified a gathering purely symbolic.
Fico besides recalled that the government he directs adopted a resolution stating that For Slovakia, the future membership of Ukraine in the European Union will benefit more than damage. Ukraine must go through the full accession process and so it is simply a task not for months, but for years.
He besides said that present the most crucial thing is to The war in Ukraine ended as shortly as possiblewhich, in his opinion, is not peculiarly interesting for the European Council.
Slovakia a neutral state? Fico sees the pluses
In mid-June, Fico first spoke about possible neutral position of the State. In consequence to a journalist's question of expanding NATO arms spending, the head of government expressed the view that Slovakia could benefit from neutrality.
Fico stressed that the current reinforcements are "nonsensical". "At this crazy time, I will ask whether neutrality would not be beneficial for Slovakia. I ask this question officially and very clearly," Fico said.
He added that, at a time erstwhile arms companies "weigh their hands", neutrality would have served Slovakia very much. – Unfortunately, it's not in my power. He stressed.
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