President to Hold Talks with Macron in Paris, Attend Economic Congress in Poland

Bratislava, 10 November (TASR) – President Peter Pellegrini will travel to France on Wednesday (11 November) for bilateral talks with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris, and is slated to attend the Poznan Economic Congress in Poland as an honorary guest on Thursday (12 November), accompanied by a business delegation, as well as address the Three Seas Initiative's Digital Forum, TASR learnt from the President's Office press department on Tuesday. The talks between the two presidents in Paris are expected to focus on further developing the strategic partnership between the two countries, current European issues, EU enlargement, Ukraine, European energy security and regional cooperation during Slovakia's presidency of the Visegrad Group (V4: Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia). "The working meeting between the presidents will take place at a time of several major geopolitical, security and economic challenges that require a coordinated approach by European partners and close cooperation at the highest political level," the department stated. The president had originally been scheduled to travel to France on Tuesday, where he was also due to attend the Paris Peace Forum. His itinerary was also to include a plenary session of the Summit for Children. On Thursday, Pellegrini will meet Polish President Karol Nawrocki at Rogalin Palace in Poland, with an eye toward addressing developing Slovak-Polish relations, joint projects, EU enlargement and energy security. "They will also discuss assistance to Ukraine over the coming winter and its post-war reconstruction," the press department added. mf