Lavrov hosts Slovak Foreign Minister Blanár in Moscow; the two discuss Ukraine and the 'crisis' in Russia-EU relations
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met Slovakia's Foreign Minister Juraj Blanár in Moscow on Monday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. Blanár, the foreign minister of an EU member state, was in Moscow for a session of the Slovak-Russian intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met Slovakia’s Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Juraj Blanár in Moscow on Monday 26 October, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. Slovakia is a member of the European Union and NATO.
According to the ministry’s statement, quoted by TASS and RIA Novosti, the two ministers “in a constructive manner” discussed practical questions of Russian-Slovak relations, prospects for political dialogue, and cooperation in trade and economics, culture and humanitarian affairs, and military memorials. “Views were exchanged on the situation around Ukraine and the crisis in relations between Russia and the EU,” the statement said.
Blanár arrived in Moscow on Sunday to co-chair the 22nd session of the Slovak-Russian intergovernmental commission on economic, scientific and technical cooperation with Russia’s Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov, the Slovak news agency TASR reported. Interfax reported that after the session the two sides agreed to step up the work of joint working groups and resume cultural exchanges.
See also: Lavrov says Russia will make ‘no political concessions’ on US proposals.
Sources
- Top Russian, Slovak diplomats discuss Russia-EU crisis, Ukrainian issue — Foreign Ministry · TASS
- Лавров обсудил с главой МИД Словакии двусторонние отношения и украинский кризис · RIA Novosti
- Blanár a Lavrov rokovali o rozvoji politického dialógu a spolupráce · TASR / teraz.sk
- РФ и Словакия договорились активизировать рабочие группы и возобновить культурные обмены · Interfax
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