President Pavel congratulates Peter Pellegrini on Slovak election victory

Czech President Petr Pavel has congratulated Peter Pellegrini on winning the second round of the Slovak presidential elections. Writing on social media site X, he said he believes their two countries "will continue the tradition of exceptionally good neighbourly relations" and that he looks forward to "constructive cooperation".

Peter Pellegrini will assume the office of president in June when the current Slovak president Zuzana Čaputová's mandate ends.

President Pavel is currently on a visit to Rwanda to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide.