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Miroslav Wlachovský

Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic

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01.06.2023
Wlachovský at the NATO Ministerial in Oslo: For both Slovakia and Ukraine there are no better security guarantees than their membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Slovak Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, Miroslav Wlachovský, attended the two-day informal North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) ministerial meeting in Oslo, Norway, which ended on 1 June 2023.

30.05.2023
Minister Wlachovský: Israel is our key partner in the Middle East, we are united by a value-based partnership as well as interest in closer cooperation in innovation and tourism

Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic, Miroslav Wlachovský, held talks with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Israel Eli Cohen in Bratislava on 30 May 2023. The partners stressed the importance of Slovak-Israeli friendship and agreed on the need to further enhance mutual relations. Particularly, they expressed interest in deepening cooperation in trade, research, innovation and modern technologies, as well as in tourism – an area welcomed by tourists from both countries.

30.05.2023
Minister Wlachovský: I appreciate our active relations with the Vatican City State based on common values, which we also share in our foreign policy

The Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic, Miroslav Wlachovský, met with the Vatican's Secretary for Relations with States, Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, in Bratislava on Tuesday, 30 May 2023. They discussed mutual relations and cooperation, humanitarian activities and developments in the context of the ongoing Russian aggression against Ukraine.

29.05.2023
Minister Wlachovský: Cooperation within the Slavkov Format is becoming increasingly active, and we'd like to develop it further with regards to our Western Balkans partners

Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic, Miroslav Wlachovský, met with his partners from the Slavkov Format (S3), the Federal Minister for European and International Affairs of the Republic of Austria, Alexander Schallenberg and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, Jan Lipavský, in Bratislava on Monday, 29 May 2023.

25.05.2023
Minister Wlachovský in Warsaw: Russian aggression has intensified our cooperation with Poland, together we are also preparing for the reconstruction of Ukraine, where its closest neighbours will play a key role

Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic, Miroslav Wlachovský, held talks with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland Zbigniew Rao in Warsaw on Thursday, 25 May 2023.

Professional experience

  • Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic

    od 15. mája 2023

  • Foreign Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic Eduard Heger

    2022 – 2023

  • Ambassador of the Slovak Republic to the Kingdom of Denmark

    2018 – 2022

  • Head of Strategic Communication Unit Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic

    2017 – 2018

  • Head of the Task Force for Slovak Foreign Service Reform

    2016 – 2017

  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Slovak Republic to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

    2011 – 2015

  • Permanent Mission of the Slovak Republic to the International Organizations in Vienna, Senior Human Rights Expert

    2009 – 2011

  • Analysis and Planning Department, Director of Strategic Planning Unit, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic

    2007 – 2009

  • Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Washington, DC.

    2005 – 2007

  • Head of the Political Section, Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Washington, DC.

    2003 – 2005

  • Foreign Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic Mikuláš Dzurinda

    2001 – 2003

  • Director of Analysis and Planning Department Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic

    1998 – 2001

  • Director of the Research Centre, Slovak Foreign Policy Association

    1995 – 1998

  • Head of Editorial Department, Editor-in-Chief of quarterly International Issues, Slovak Institute for International Studies

    1994 – 1995

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Education

  • Faculty of Philosophy, Comenius University, Philosophy-Sociology

    1988 – 1994

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Language Skills

English and Russian, passive French

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