SUMMARY - Friday, 5 September 2025 - 9.30 p.m.

Bratislava, 5 September (TASR) – The opposition's Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) hopes that Friday’s meeting between Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will lead to closer relations with Ukraine as Slovakia’s neighbour and partner, TASR learnt from KDH's press department on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/22416412 Uzhhorod/Bratislava, 5 September (TASR) – Slovak Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Juraj Blanar held talks on Friday in Ukraine with his Ukrainian counterpart Andriy Sybiha, with the meeting taking place alongside discussions between Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy near Uzhhorod, TASR learnt from the ministry's press department on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/22416388 Bratislava, 5 September (TASR) – Friday's meeting between Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy demonstrated that, despite differing views, communication and constructive dialogue have an irreplaceable role in both domestic and foreign policy, Interior Minister and head of Voice-Social Democracy Matus Sutaj Estok stated on social media. https://etasr.sk/article/22416229 Bratislava, 5 September (TASR) – Former foreign minister (2020-22) Ivan Korcok (Progressive Slovakia/PS) welcomed Friday’s meeting between Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, but criticised Fico for failing to clearly condemn the Russian aggression during the joint press conference with Zelenskyy. https://etasr.sk/article/22416098 Uzhhorod/Bratislava, 5 September (TASR) – Slovakia and Ukraine will develop cooperation in the energy sector in areas where both countries have shared interests, Slovak Economy Minister Denisa Sakova (Voice-SD) announced on Friday following talks near the Ukrainian city of Uzhhorod. https://etasr.sk/article/22416088 Uzhhorod/Bratislava, 5 September (TASR) – Slovakia will make decisions in the sphere of energy that are in line with its sovereign national policy, Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) declared on Friday during a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy following their meeting in Ukraine. https://etasr.sk/article/22415983 Bratislava, 5 September (TASR) – President Peter Pellegrini considers Friday’s meeting in Uzhhorod between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) to be extremely important, describing it as a meeting between the two top executive leaders of the neighbouring countries, TASR learnt from the President Office's press department on the same day. https://etasr.sk/article/22415980 Uzhhorod, 5 September (TASR) – Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) expressed his wish to see good neighbourly, friendly, and “high-quality” ties with Ukraine, wishing Slovakia's eastern neighbour a just and lasting peace, as well as “very good” European prospects, TASR learnt after Fico's meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Uzhhorod on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/22415961 Uzhhorod/Bratislava, 5 September (TASR) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated on Friday, following a meeting with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico near Uzhhorod, that it would be right for Slovakia to become part of a new security system. https://etasr.sk/article/22415846 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. mf