Presented my @IMOHQ PermRep credentials today to @IMOSecGen Arsenio Dominguez along w/ a gift from Slovakia: a brass handheld megaphone from Komarno shipyards that was used as a means of communication onboard Danube riverboats at the turn of the centuries.
The Ambassador of Slovakia, Peter Susko, has made his first official visit to Scotland since his appointment late last year.
External Affairs Secretary @AngusRobertson met him to discuss his priorities while in post and areas for potential policy exchange with Scotland.
Parliamentary dialogue is important, exchange of views is invaluable: Speaker of the Slovak Parliament Richard Raši met in Westminster w/ @LinsayHoyle_MP, Speaker of the House of Commons & @LordSpeaker John McFall. First top level 🇸🇰 National Council visit to UK in 21 years!
Thank you @LindsayHoyle_MP, Speaker of the House of Commons, for the candid exchange on the state of world affairs and on the perspective of parliamentary cooperation btw #Slovakia and the UK! Much appreciated.
Stoke City sealed a victory over Wrexham tonight and two 🇸🇰 footballers celebrated it right on the pitch: Tomáš Rigo and Róbert Boženík. Way to go, Slovak Potters!🙂 @stokecity
Slovakia holds deep respect for the Good Friday Agreement and the remarkable efforts that went into advancing peace, reconciliation & shared governance in Northern Ireland. In Belfast w/ John Blair Deputy Speaker of the N.I. Assembly @niassembly@TomSullivant
I began my political consultations in #London by meeting with
@SDoughtyMP, Minister of State for Europe in the @FCDOGovUK. We focused on the bilateral agenda, economic cooperation, energy security, the war in Ukraine and situation of more than 160,000 Slovaks living in 🇬🇧.
It takes courage to leave the country you were born in, and call another your home. It affects one's mind and soul. The stories of those who came to the UK are fascinating as demonstrated by the exhibition "Portraits of Slovak and Czech Britain" by @SlovakTheatreUK in London.
Nigel Payne DL (President of Consular Association Wales) & HC Slovakia 🇸🇰was pleased to attend The Slovakia National Day reception held at the London Embassy hosted by HE Peter Susko. The guests from Wales thoroughly enjoyed the event!🏴
On August 21, 1968 Soviet-led Warsaw Pact troops invaded Czechoslovakia to crush the Prague Spring, a reform movement of political liberalization led by Alexander Dubček. The invasion opened door to political purges, retaliation and censorship under the so-called "normalization".
In times of global unpredictability and uncertainty it is necessary to reaffirm friendships and commitments. My visit to JLR HQ in Gaydon confirmed both: the company building "Defenders" in #Nitra has a clearly defined strategy for years to come. Thank you Murray Paul @JLR_News
Finally a Dream come true for a diehard @ManUtd fan: a visit to the Theatre of Dreams. The history, the atmosphere, the soul of Old Trafford took my breath away. Go, Devils! This season shall be ours! #GGMU
The road to success is paved with original ideas and ability 2 seize the opportunity when it appears. Young Slovak entrepreneurs in Oxford know it best. In the picture Michal Karlubik & Miroslav Gaš parek from @sensible_bio w/ Kamil Šaško, Health Secretary of the Slovak Republic.
At the start of today's #NATO Summit in 🇳🇱The Hague, I met with 🇬🇧British Prime Minister Starmer. Glad that together with the UK we were able to achieve extension of the samit capabilities’ commitments to 10 years. Membership in NATO safeguards our national sovereignity.