Slovak foreign minister shakes hands with his Russian counterpart, Slovak PM hails meeting – photo
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Slovak Foreign Minister Juraj Blanár has met and held talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at a diplomatic forum in Antalya, Türkiye.

Back in 2022, Lavrov and Russian President Vladimir Putin were added to the European Union’s sanctions list. Since then, out of all EU countries, only Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó had had meetings with Lavrov.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said the meeting was an example of “our balanced and sovereign Slovak foreign policy towards all sides of the world”. The foreign ministers reportedly discussed the opportunities the peace summit in Switzerland could bring.