It is necessary that the dialogue and peace come back to diplomacy “Mutual support, communication, the creation and strengthening of partnerships have never played such an important role as they do now, during this time of significant geopolitical changes and security threats. Therefore, multilateralism, which is the global cooperation of countries, is one of the core pillars and it is necessary that a dialogue, applying the same standards and peace appear once again in diplomacy dictionaries,” emphasized Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic Juraj Blanár today on the occasion of the International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace.

Today 10 April 2024), the representatives of the Slovak Republic and the Republic of Hungary signed the minutes of the 15th session of the intergovernmental Mixed Slovak-Hungarian Commission for Minority Affairs in Budapest. The two sides agreed on 54 measures and recommendations in the fields of culture, education, economy and infrastructure aimed at improving the lives of Slovaks in Hungary and Hungarians living in Slovakia.

State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic, Marek Eštok, addressed the 55th session of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council in Geneva today (28 February 2024), attended by more than a hundred representatives of states and international organisations. The State Secretary also addressed the Conference on Disarmament, held on the same day at the UN Headquarters in Switzerland. This was the first time in five years that a high-ranking official representing Slovakia had attended both meetings in person.