On October 26, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Slovak Foreign and European Minister George Blenner held a meeting in Moscow. Juraj Blanar arrived in the Russian capital at the head of the Slovak delegation to the 22nd meeting of the bilateral intergovernmental commission for economic, scientific and technical cooperation. The ministers held constructive discussions on a variety of practical issues in Russia-Slovakia relations, prospects for the development of political dialogue and cooperation in trade and economy, in culture and humanitarian affairs, and the preservation of military monuments. They continued their exchange of views on the situation surrounding Ukraine and the crisis in relations between Russia and the European Union.

On October 26, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Slovak Foreign and European Minister George Blenner held a meeting in Moscow. Juraj Blanar arrived in the Russian capital at the head of the Slovak delegation to the 22nd meeting of the bilateral intergovernmental commission for economic, scientific and technical cooperation. The ministers held constructive discussions on a variety of practical issues in Russia-Slovakia relations, prospects for the development of political dialogue and cooperation in trade and economy, in culture and humanitarian affairs, and the preservation of military monuments. They continued their exchange of views on the situation surrounding Ukraine and the crisis in relations between Russia and the European Union.