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27.11.2023 France

On 27 November 2023, State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic, Marek Eštok, held talks with Secretary of State to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Laurence Boone, in Paris.

21.11.2023

Š0n 21 November 2023, State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic, Marek Eštok held a series of bilateral talks with ambassadors, in Bratislava. He separately met with Ambassador Lorea Arribalzaga Ceballos of the Kingdom of Spain, Ambassador Merle Pajula of Estonia, and Ambassador Gautam Rana of the United States. During discussions with Ms. Ceballos, they exchanged views on the current challenges of EU foreign and security policy, as well as on ways to enhance cooperation.

15.11.2023

State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic, Marek Eštok, attended the EU General Affairs Council in Brussels on 15 November 2023. The meeting focused on the preparation of the December European Council that also plans to revise the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027, discuss the military conflict in Ukraine, the situation in the Middle East and EU enlargement.

13.11.2023

On 13 November 2023, the Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic, Juraj Blanár, attended his first EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels since taking the office.

09.11.2023

On 9 November 2023 Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic Juraj Blanár attended a session of the European Affairs Committee of the National Council of the Slovak Republic, where he got his mandate for his first negotiations at the Council of the EU for Foreign Affairs in Brussels.

23.10.2023

On 23 October 2023 Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic Miroslav Wlachovský attended the session of the Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union (EU) in Luxembourg.

10.10.2023

On Tuesday, 10 October 2023, the Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic, Miroslav Wlachovský, attended an extraordinary videoconference of the EU Foreign Affairs Council. The emergency meeting of the EU foreign ministers was convened by EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell.

10.10.2023

State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic, Peter Mišík, attended a meeting between the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the European Union and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), gathered on the occasion of the 27th Joint Council in Muscat, Oman on 9 and 10 October 2023.

07.10.2023

On 7 October 2023, Miroslav Wlachovský, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic, spoke at the GLOBSEC Tatra Summit 2023 international conference held at Štrbské Pleso in the High Tatras mountains.

02.10.2023 Ukraine

On Monday 2 October 2023 Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic Miroslav Wlachovský attended an informal session of the Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union (EU) in Kyiv. This was the first ever meeting of EU foreign affairs ministers in Ukraine.

28.09.2023

State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic, Peter Mišík, attended the informal General Affairs ministerial meeting in Murcia, Spain. The meeting was held under the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the EU on 27-28 September 2023.

13.09.2023

On 13 September 2023, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic Miroslav Wlachovský expressed his appreciation for the initiatives and priorities of the European Commission (EC) for the next year, which were introduced by EC President Ursula von der Leyen in the annual State of the Union address.

13.09.2023

On 13 September 2023, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic Miroslav Wlachovský gave an address at the conference entitled "STRATCOM - Slovakia's Success Story" held in Bratislava. There are several myths related to the term of “strategic communication”, as Wlachovský stated at the conference. He added that it is not a reaction to disinformation or publishing posts on social networks.

On Tuesday, 12 September 2023, State Secretary of the Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Ministry Peter Mišík held talks with State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of the Republic of Moldova, Stela Leuca, in Bratislava.

05.09.2023

On 4 and 5 September 2023, the State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic, Ingrid Brocková, attended an informal meeting of the Development Segment of the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Cádiz, Spain.

31.08.2023

On 30 and 31 August 2023, the Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic Miroslav Wlachovský attended an informal meeting of the European Union (EU) Foreign Affairs Council in Toledo, Spain. The main topics of the discussion among EU foreign ministers were Russia's continued aggression against Ukraine and the situation in the African Sahel region, with an emphasis on developments in Niger.

29.08.2023 Slovenia

On 29 August 2023, the Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic Miroslav Wlachovský attended the Bled Strategic Forum in Slovenia at Lake Bled.

20.07.2023

On 20 July 2023, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic, Miroslav Wlachovský, attended the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels. The Meeting of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the EU Member States mainly discussed the continuation of Russia's aggression against Ukraine and the EU's relations with Turkey. The agenda also included an informal discussion with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken.

18.07.2023 Argentina

Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic, Miroslav Wlachovský, attended the summit of EU leaders and leaders from the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) as part of the Slovak delegation led by the Prime Minister Ľudovít Ódor on 17-18 July 2023.

12.07.2023

On July 2023 in Rust, Austria, State Secretary of the Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Ministry Peter Mišík met with the Slavkov format (S3) partners - Peter Launsky-Tieffenthal, Secretary General of Austria´s Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs, and Jaroslav Kurfürst, Director General of the Europe Section of the Foreign Affairs Ministry of the Czech Republic. The meeting was held at the invitation of our Austria partner after Austria took over the S3 Presidency from Slovakia on 1 July 2023. It also included adoption of the S3 work plan for the upcoming year.

10.07.2023

State Secretary of the Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Ministry Peter Mišík attended the General Affairs Council (GAC) session in Brussels on Monday, 10 July 2023.

27.06.2023 Luxembourg

On Tuesday, 27 June 2023, the State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic, Peter Mišík, attended a meeting of the General Affairs Council (GAC) in Luxembourg.

26.06.2023

On 26 June 2023, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic, Miroslav Wlachovsky, attended the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Luxembourg. The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the EU Member States primarily discussed the developments in the Russian Federation and the ongoing military aggression against Ukraine, digital diplomacy, as well as reinforcing the EU's partnership with Latin America and the Caribbean in the defence of a rules-based international order.

22.06.2023 Sweden

State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic, Peter Mišík, attended the informal meeting of the General Affairs Council in Stockholm on 21-22 June 2023.

31.05.2023

State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic, Peter Mišík, held bilateral talks with Secretary of State for European Affairs of the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, Laurence Boone, on 31 May 2023, in Bratislava.

30.05.2023

State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic, Peter Mišík, attended a meeting of the General Affairs Council in Brussels on Tuesday, 30 May 2023.

22.05.2023

Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic Miroslav Wlachovský attended a meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels on Monday, 22 May 2023.

04.05.2023

On 4 May 2023, the State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic Ingrid Brocková attended the meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council in its development configuration, in Brussels. Rebeci Grynspanovej, boli globálne dopady ruskej agresie proti Ukrajine.

On 3 May 2023, the State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic Ingrid Brocková held talks with the State Secretary of the Moldovan Foreign Ministry Vladimir Cuca, in Bratislava. They discussed the development of relations with an emphasis on their economic and energy aspects, as well as the impact of Russian aggression against Ukraine on regional security and development assistance.

24.04.2023

Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic, Rastislav Káčer, attended a meeting of the European Union (EU) Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg on Monday, 24 April 2023.