The head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Russia S. V. Lavrov during the visit to Bratislava on April 3-4 will discuss with his Slovak counterpart Miroslav laj??k, the situation in Ukraine and the Russian Federation with the European Union, according to a report from the Russian Ministry of foreign Affairs, issued on the last working day of the week.

"The trip is timed to the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Slovak capital of the red Army," said Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.

in the capital of Slovakia Lavrov to meet with President Andrew Pussy, Prime Minister Robert fico, Chairman of the National Council Peter Pellegrini, will hold dialogues with the Minister of foreign Affairs of Slovakia Miroslav laj??k. It is expected that the head of the Russian foreign Ministry will also exchange opinions with Slovakia on the status and further possible ways of development of bilateral relations, as well as about the plans of political contacts.

"the head of the foreign Affairs agencies will consider the priority issues of the European and international agenda on many aspects of the approaches of Russia and Slovakia are close or coincide. Among them - the situation in Ukraine and the role of the OSCE in the implementation of the Minsk agreement of 12 February, the relations between Russia and the EU, the situation in the middle East and the Balkan region, plans for further cooperation in international organizations ", - informs the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.

in connection with the forthcoming 70th anniversary of the Victory, as Planned, in the process of negotiating an important place is opposition to the revision of the outcome of the Second world war, improvement of bilateral cooperation in the military-memorial field.

"in Russia appreciate the respect and attention that people in Slovakia belong to the memory of those who died for the liberation of this state of the Soviet soldiers and officers who are grateful for the careful maintenance and care of the military cemeteries and memorials. Within the Slovak Republic registered 12 major military memorial cemeteries, 34 fraternal and 140 individual burials, where the 60659 Soviet soldiers, " said foreign Ministry.

during the visit to Bratislava Lavrov together with the leadership of Slovakia will participate in events at the memorial to Soviet soldiers in the Slavin in connection with the anniversary of the liberation of Bratislava by the red Army.

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