SUMMARY - Tuesday, 26 August 2025 - 1 p.m.

Bratislava/Bangkok, 26 August (TASR) - Long-serving diplomat Alexander Micovcin has been appointed as Slovakia's new ambassador to Thailand, with concurrent accreditation for Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar, the Foreign Affairs Ministry's communications department told TASR on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22383851 Bratislava, 26 August (TASR) - The Health Ministry has signed a contract with the marketing authorisation holder for innovative cystic fibrosis treatment, and, if approved by the Categorisation Board, the treatment could be available to all patients as of 1 January of next year, Health Minister Kamil Sasko (Voice-SD) announced on Tuesday. https://etasr.sk/article/22383715 Kyiv, 26 August (TASR) - Archbishop of Presov and Metropolitan of the Greek Catholic Church Jonas Maxim attended a prayer breakfast hosted by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Monday based on an invitation from Ukrainian Ambassador to Slovakia Myroslav Kastran, TASR reported on Monday (25 August). https://etasr.sk/article/22383677 Bratislava, 26 August (TASR) - Foreign Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) spoke with Ukrainian officials over the phone and asked them to ensure that Ukraine's armed forces refrain from attacks on the Druzhba oil pipeline, noting that such attacks harm not only Slovakia but also Ukraine itself, TASR reported on Tuesday based on the minister's social media post published late Monday (25 August) evening. https://etasr.sk/article/22383631 NOTICE: If you click on the link or copy it into the search window, the browser will display the full text of the message in the new e-TASR client zone. If you have any questions, please contact obchod@tasr.sk. jrg