FM Lipavský receives Slovak Foreign Minister Blanár at Czernin Palace

Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský received Slovak Foreign Minister Juraj Blanár at the Czernin Palace in Prague on Tuesday. In addition to discussions about mutual relations, cooperation in the European Union and global issues, the ministers viewed the archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and signed a consultation plan.

The Czech government suspended Czech-Slovak intergovernmental consultations last March due to differing views on key foreign policy issues, the reason being the current foreign policy activities of the Slovak government led by Robert Fico, such as his recent talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. In early February, Mr. Fico also accused Czechia of interfering in Slovakia's internal affairs. As an example, at a press conference after Tuesday’s talks, Mr. Blanár cited a statement of the Czech Defence Minister Jana Černochová on the law regarding Slovak television.