BRATISLAVA, April 10, (WEBNOVINY) — The presidents of Slovenia and Croatia are scheduled to visit Slovakia in the coming days. Elena Bianchi from the press department of the office of the president informed SITA news agency that on Thursday and Friday, the President of Slovenia, Danilo Türk and his spouse, will be in Slovakia at the invitation of President Ivan Gasparovic. This is a reciprocal visit, following the official visit of Ivan Gasparovic to Slovenia in March 2010. The President of the Republic of Croatia, Ivo Josipovic, will meet with the Slovak head of state at a working breakfast as part of his working visit on Friday. Subsequently, all the presidents will participate in the global security forum GLOBSEC 2012, held in Bratislava from Thursday to Saturday.
The talks of the presidents of Slovakia and Slovenia in Bratislava should confirm the problem-free political dialogue between the two countries and to send additional impetus to enhance bilateral economic cooperation. „Contribute to this should a business forum with participation of Slovak and Slovenian entrepreneurs. Close or identical positions of Slovakia and Slovenia on many current issues on the European agenda, such as the debt crisis in the euro area, the Western Balkans, the eastern neighborhood policy, energy security, forms preconditions for a fruitful dialogue of the heads of state in these areas, “ informs the office of president. Talks should also concern regional cooperation of Slovakia and Slovenia in Central Europe, in V4+, or the EU Strategy on the Danube. „Except for the crisis year of 2009, trade exchange between the two countries shows sustained growth. In 2011, it exceeded 650 million euros,“ informs the presidential office.
During his official visit to Bratislava, the Slovenian president will also meet with Prime Minister Robert Fico and the Speaker of Parliament Council Pavol Paska. On Friday, April 13, Danilo Türk, accompanied by his host, will travel to Banska Bystrica to lay wreaths at the SNP memorial to honor the memory of the victims of World War II.
SITA