Sergey Lavrov met with his Slovak counterpart Juraj Blanar, who arrived in Moscow for a meeting of the bilateral intergovernmental commission. "A number of practical issues of Russia-Slovakia relations, prospects for the development of political dialogue, interaction in the trade, economic, cultural, humanitarian and military spheres were constructively discussed. "The exchange of views on the situation around Ukraine and the crisis situation of relations between Russia and the European Union continued," the Russian Foreign Ministry said. The meeting of the Russian-Slovak intergovernmental committee was held for the first time in five years. The head of the Slovak delegation was Blenner; On the Russian side, the committee is chaired by the head of the Ministry of Education and Science Valery Falkov. Blenner said that Slovakia rejects the new "iron curtain" and sees dialogue with Russia as a basis. Bilateral relations, he said, will remain "pragmatic and constructive", and cooperation in the energy sector will be Bratislava's priority. The contract for the supply of Russian gas to Slovakia is valid until 2034. At the same time, starting January 1, 2027, the European Union will begin to implement a ban on the import of Russian gas through pipelines. In order not to miss the most important news: website | Max | telegram.

Sergey Lavrov met with his Slovak counterpart Juraj Blanar, who arrived in Moscow for a meeting of the bilateral intergovernmental commission. "A number of practical issues of Russia-Slovakia relations, prospects for the development of political dialogue, interaction in the trade, economic, cultural, humanitarian and military spheres were constructively discussed. "The exchange of views on the situation around Ukraine and the crisis situation of relations between Russia and the European Union continued," the Russian Foreign Ministry said. The meeting of the Russian-Slovak intergovernmental committee was held for the first time in five years. The head of the Slovak delegation was Blenner; On the Russian side, the committee is chaired by the head of the Ministry of Education and Science Valery Falkov. Blenner said that Slovakia rejects the new "iron curtain" and sees dialogue with Russia as a basis. Bilateral relations, he said, will remain "pragmatic and constructive", and cooperation in the energy sector will be Bratislava's priority. The contract for the supply of Russian gas to Slovakia is valid until 2034. At the same time, starting January 1, 2027, the European Union will begin to implement a ban on the import of Russian gas through pipelines. In order not to miss the most important news: website | Max | telegram.