Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic Juraj Blanár He negotiated with his Israeli counterparts Gideon Saar during Monday’s meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) in Brussels. Leaders expressed interest in strengthening mutual relations, while the head of Israeli diplomacy invited his Slovak departmental colleague to visit Israel. TASR informed the Communication Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Affairs (MZvez) SR.
Blanár informed Saara about the course of the purchase of Israeli air defense systems Barak based on the largest export agreement in the field of defense between countries worth more than half a billion euros. “It is extremely important for us especially from time of view, Since former governments handed over (systems) S-300 without compensation to Ukraine and Slovak territory It is currently not protected by any air defense system, “ He said the head of Slovak diplomacy, saying that Saar expressed full support to make the delivery date as soon as possible.
Ministers are in negotiations They also devoted to conflict in Ukraine or ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. In his own words, Blanár welcomed the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and clearly supported the release of all the remaining hostages remaining, which he believes is one of the conditions of achieving a sustainable peaceful solution in the Gaza Strip. As he added, It is absolutely crucial for Slovakia because it supports “dialogue, diplomatic communication and a two -state solution” from the very beginning.. At the same time, Blanár recalled that Slovakia has “recognized Palestine” in the past.
At the same time, the head of Slovak diplomacy is attended by the meeting of the Association Council of the EU – Israel. “The Slovak Republic welcomes this format because we are permanent supporters of the dialogue of all stakeholders,” stated.
At the same time, Slovakia appreciated the launch of the seasonal line connecting Bratislava with Tel Aviv, where they should start at the end of May this year to operate charter flights in order to support tourism.
