BRATISLAVA, July 26, (WEBNOVINY) — Norway’s royal couple will pay a state visit to Slovakia at the end of October. Spokesman for the Slovak president Marek Trubac told SITA news agency that King Harald V of Norway along with Queen Sonja will arrive to visit the Slovak Republic from October 26 to October 28.
“Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic with his wife Silvia will welcome the royal couple in the Presidential Palace. During the first day of their stay in Bratislava, the royal guests are also scheduled to meet with Prime Minister Iveta Radicova and Speaker of Parliament Richard Sulik. They will visit the Primacialny Palace where they will be welcomed by Bratislava Mayor Andrej Durkovsky,” Mr. Trubac informed. King Harald V with President Ivan Gasparovic will take part in the opening ceremony of the Slovak-Norwegian economic forum and conference on foreign policy in Bratislava. “During their stay in Slovakia, the Norwegian royal couple will also visit the towns of Modra and Banska Stiavnica. Their Majesties King Harald V and Queen Sonja will return to Norway on Thursday, October 28 in the evening,” spokesman for the president added.
SITA