PM Fico Accepts Lajcak's Resignation

Bratislava, 31 January (TASR) – Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) has accepted the resignation of his adviser Miroslav Lajcak who has decided to step down due to his communication with late US financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, TASR reported after Fico announced the decision on a social network on Saturday. According to the prime minister, by resigning from this post, Lajcak proved himself to be a great diplomat. "It's been a long time since I've seen so much hypocrisy in criticism that's coming from all directions. Well, if there's nothing serious, anything will do when making an attack on me, even if it's being absolutely rejected by Miro Lajcak," remarked Fico, adding that with Lajcak's resignation, Slovakia is losing a source of experience in diplomacy and foreign policy. The US Department of Justice said Friday (30 January) that it was disclosing more than three million pages of documents related to the Epstein case. Several prominent public figures have appeared in the files released so far, including US President Donald Trump, former US president Bill Clinton, and former Slovak foreign minister Lajcak (2012-20), whose name also appears in the new documents mentioning young girls or the possibility of communication between Fico and far-right US politician Steve Bannon. Epstein committed suicide in prison in New York in 2019. Investigation has revealed that he's built an illegal network for providing underage girls for rich people. jrg