Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was one of the few European leaders to meet with President Vladimir Putin in December.
Tibor Gaspar, a close aide to the Slovak Prime Minister, has suggested that the country may consider leaving the European Union and NATO. This statement is part of the foreign policy debate that Robert Fico wants to redefine. Adding to the spice is the fact that both politicians were recently in Moscow.
Tibor Gaspar, vice-president of the Slovak parliament, admitted on public television STVR on Friday that leaving the country from the European Union or NATO is not a priority for now. However, he said: “The door should be left open to situations where extreme solutions are considered.”
Gaspar is also the deputy leader of the Slovak Social Democratic Party (Smer/SSD), the strongest party in the ruling coalition, and is therefore a close ally of Prime Minister Roberto Fico. Additionally, he was part of an official parliamentary delegation that visited Moscow for three days earlier in the week.
Gaspar’s announcement was quickly reacted to by his co-coalition partner, the Voice Social Democratic Party, which emphasized its commitment to a “sovereign foreign policy” but also said it “does not support any decision regarding the possibility of Slovakia’s withdrawal. I refuse to discuss it.” From the EU or NATO. ”
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Slovakia’s President Peter Pellegrini then published online a fragment of a memorandum of understanding signed in September by him, the prime minister, and the acting speaker of parliament, in which he announced his country’s undisputed membership in the EU and NATO. declared his support.
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Robert Fico, who visited Moscow on December 22 and met with President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin, declared that he wanted a new declaration on the direction of Slovakia’s foreign policy two weeks later. As he argued, there is a need for debate on this topic because there are growing numbers of views within the EU other than those promoted by Brussels.
However, the opposition wants a clear confirmation of Slovakia’s membership in the Community and the Union. One group, Freedom and Solidarity, decided on Friday that provisions regarding the EU and NATO should be included in the constitution.
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