SUMMARY - Tuesday, April 18, 2023 - 1 p.m.

BRATISLAVA - Despite complex relations within the current geopolitical situation and China's growing assertiveness, long-term relations between Bratislava and Beijing are characterised by cooperation and constructive bilateral dialogue, including at the EU level, the Foreign Affairs Ministry has told TASR on the occasion of Parliamentary Chair Boris Kollar's visit to China this week. BRATISLAVA - Christian Democratic Movement's (KDH) energy expert Andrej Ziarovsky on Tuesday blamed current expensive energy bills for people and businesses on former economy minister Richard Sulik and ex-state secretary Karol Galek, claiming that they both acted without common sense in the summer of 2022 and failed to remedy the situation when energy charges subsequently skyrocketed. BRATISLAVA - In cooperation with the village of Gregorovce, the Pohoda festival will organise the Concert for Martina and Jan on May 6, to commemorate murdered journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancee Martina Kusnirova, TASR learnt from Pohoda PR manager Jozef Hamorsky on Tuesday. NEW POSITIVE PCR TESTS: 67 Positive PCR tests in total: 1,866,143 Daily PCR tests: 557 NEW POSITIVE ANTIGEN TESTS: 54 Positive antigen tests in total: 806,731 Daily antigen tests: 1,422 NEW DEATHS: 2 Deaths in total: 21,150 zel