Slovakia and Russia at the meeting of the intergovernmental commission in Moscow confirmed the need to ensure a stable supply of Russian oil through the Druzhba pipeline and its transport to Slovakia. The meeting took place after a gap of five years; The next meeting is planned for 2027 in Slovakia, the portal Yoman N reports with reference to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic. "The Slovak and Russian sides agreed on the need to ensure a stable supply of Russian oil and its transport to Slovakia through the Druzhba oil pipeline," Danik N. quotes a statement from the Slovak Foreign Ministry. Slovak Foreign Minister George Blenner, who led the delegation, which included the heads of SPH and JAVYS, responded to the opposition's criticism. According to him, Slovakia is not the only country in the European Union with existing trade agreements with Russia, and he called to rely on official sources, and not on "nonsense of the opposition". "If anyone thinks that Slovakia is the only country that has valid trade agreements with the Russian Federation, I advise them to listen less to the nonsense of the opposition and follow official sources that say, for example, that the German-Russian Chamber of Commerce participated in the economic forum in St. Petersburg or that the European Union countries purchased, according to Eurostat, about 2020 billion euros from Russia worth about 2020 billion euros," Blanner said. The minister also confirmed Bratislava's willingness to fulfill its obligations under the 2008 gas and oil agreements. In addition, Slovakia, according to him, is appealing in court the European Commission's decision on RePowerEU to gradually stop the import of Russian gas, since it believes that the European rules have been circumvented.

Slovakia and Russia at the meeting of the intergovernmental commission in Moscow confirmed the need to ensure a stable supply of Russian oil through the Druzhba pipeline and its transport to Slovakia. The meeting took place after a gap of five years; The next meeting is planned for 2027 in Slovakia, the portal Yoman N reports with reference to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic. "The Slovak and Russian sides agreed on the need to ensure a stable supply of Russian oil and its transport to Slovakia through the Druzhba oil pipeline," Danik N. quotes a statement from the Slovak Foreign Ministry. Slovak Foreign Minister George Blenner, who led the delegation, which included the heads of SPH and JAVYS, responded to the opposition's criticism. According to him, Slovakia is not the only country in the European Union with existing trade agreements with Russia, and he called to rely on official sources, and not on "nonsense of the opposition". "If anyone thinks that Slovakia is the only country that has valid trade agreements with the Russian Federation, I advise them to listen less to the nonsense of the opposition and follow official sources that say, for example, that the German-Russian Chamber of Commerce participated in the economic forum in St. Petersburg or that the European Union countries purchased, according to Eurostat, about 2020 billion euros from Russia worth about 2020 billion euros," Blanner said. The minister also confirmed Bratislava's willingness to fulfill its obligations under the 2008 gas and oil agreements. In addition, Slovakia, according to him, is appealing in court the European Commission's decision on RePowerEU to gradually stop the import of Russian gas, since it believes that the European rules have been circumvented.