On the same day, Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son sent a congratulatory message to Mr. Juraj Blanár on the occasion of his election as Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic.
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico (Source: AFP/VNA) |
Earlier, on October 25, Slovak President Zuzana Caputova officially appointed Mr. Robert Fico as the new Prime Minister. Mr. Fico's Social Democratic Orientation Party (Smer-SD) won first place in the general election on September 30 and formed a coalition with two other parties.
The appointment ceremony was held at the Presidential Palace and was broadcast live on Slovak media. This is Mr. Fico's fourth term as Prime Minister of Slovakia.
Also on October 25, the Slovak Parliament elected Mr. Peter Pellegrini, leader of Hlas-SD, as Speaker of the Parliament.
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