KDH: Fico's Foreign Policy Harmful for Slovakia and Its People

Bratislava, May 12 (TASR) - In connection with Premier Robert Fico's (Smer-SD) trip to Moscow last week, the opposition Christian Democrats (KDH) have stressed that the prime minister's foreign policy is harmful for Slovakia, the country's economic interests and its citizens. The party finds it surprising that neither President Peter Pellegrini, who is responsible for the country's foreign policy, nor the Voice-SD party have distanced themselves from this trip. "They are saying that this is not a premier's trip, but a trip and activity of the Smer party. This is an absurd excuse, and they are washing their hands of the international shame that the government has brought on us," stated KDH deputy chairman Viliam Karas. KDH is also contacting Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) via an information request to state who paid for this foreign trip, and it's asked the Government Office to say who organised the trip and which employees of the Government Office took part in it. Fico took part in the celebrations to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII in Moscow on Friday (May 9). He had already announced in advance that he wanted to pay tribute to the thousands of Red Army soldiers who were killed while liberating Slovakia, as well as to the millions of other victims of the "Nazi rampage." On Sunday (May 11), the premier stated that he stands behind what he said, i.e. that the trip had a serious moral basis and was a significant diplomatic success. He mentioned bilateral talks with the heads of state of Russia, China and Brazil. am/df