President Zuzana Čaputová attended the NATO summit in Vilnius on 11 and 12 July 2023.According to the President, the NATO summit brought an unparalleled level of protection and security. After the summit, she stressed that Slovakia is part of a group of countries that will provide us with defence...

At the invitation of President Zuzana Caputova, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Slovakia on Friday, 7 July 2023.He continued his series of visits to countries that support Ukraine. It is his second visit to the Slovak Republic, but the first one since the beginning of the...

President Zuzana Čaputová signed the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment on Tuesday, 4 July, 2023.The Optional Protocol aims to establish a system of regular visits by independent international and national bodies...

President Zuzana Caputova met with ambassadors of the European Union countries at the Presidential Palace on Wednesday, 28 June 2023.They mainly discussed current issues related to climate, migration and the rule of law. "It is on these areas that Sweden's six-month presidency of the Council of the...

On Thursday, 15 June 2023, President Zuzana Caputova appointed the government of Ludovit Odor to exercise its powers until a new government is formed.This occurred following the vote of confidence in the government in the National Council. The President repeatedly commended the attitude of the Prime...

Leaders of the Bucharest Nine adopted a joint statement on Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at the summit in Bratislava. "We, the leaders of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and the Slovak Republic, met today in Bratislava. We welcome the participation of...

Joint Statement Of The Bucharest Nine Presidents Supported By Presidents Of North Macedonia And Montenegro.  "We, the Presidents of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania and Slovakia condemn the mass bombardments of...

On Monday 3 October 2022, President Čaputová handed over the letters of credentials to three new ambassadors of the SR.  Roman Hlobeň will work in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Tibor Králik in Portugal and Juraj Tomaga in Spain.  According to the president, we have long supported Bosnia...

Joint statement of Presidents of Central and Eastern European NATO Member States on Russian attempts to illegally annex Ukrainian territories "We Presidents of Central and Eastern Europe, countries whose leaders have visited Kyiv during the war and witnessed with their own eyes the effects of...

President Čaputová received President Katalin Novák of Hungary on Friday 30 September 2022 during her first official visit to Slovakia.  The president noted that Slovakia and Hungary have been connected by a common history and culture, that we were crucial business partners for each other...