Czechia offers to help restore historic buildings in Slovakia following devastating fire

Czechia has offered to help with the restoration of historic buildings ravaged by fire in Slovakia’s  Banská Štiavnica last week. Czech Culture Minister Martin Baxa told the ctk news agency he had extended an offer of assistance in a phone conversation with Slovak Culture Minister Natalia Milanova and said the head of the Czech National Museum Michal Lukeš will travel to Slovakia in the next few days to discuss the offer in detail. Prague City Hall has also said it is planning to send a financial donation to the Slovak city.