On Thursday, Mark Rutti, the Secretary -General of NATO, visited Bratislava, welcomed by Slovaki President Petter Pellegrini. The two parties discussed, among other things, increased defensive spending.
the New word According to him, unlike the previous plans, Prime Minister Robert Fico was not present at the session because he “did not think about interviewing Amin NATO, enough to postpone his journey in Washington.”
According to the newspaper, Robert Fico invited the meeting with the Secretary -General of NATO in January. “They know that I have reservations about some data, but I believe that personal exchange will allow us to clarify these issues,” said the Slovak Prime Minister a few weeks ago.
While writing, the government office said in a brief statement on Thursday that Robert Fico will not participate in the hearing because of his planned journey in Washington, to replace him in his absence by Robert Kalinas, who is leading the Ministry of Defense. The Prime Minister traveled to the United States to the Conservative Political Labor Conference (CPAC), where he is also a lecturer.
They criticize the Fico step
The new word also notes that Fico could have traveled to the event later, so this step was a very strong message. “Robert Fico Slovakia has left a critical situation again,” said Michel Simica, the president of Slovakia, who said that the prime minister was taking pictures of the country's security in Washington instead of discussing the country's security issues. Slovakia is a more severe isolation. “The foreign policy of the government leads the country to the disaster,” said Ivan Corkuk, the former leader of the Slovak diplomacy.
We recently wrote that Robert Fico is not in an easy situation. While the opposition is increasingly protesting due to the Moscow trip, the coalition partners are still breaking each other, and conflicts have become deeper within the parties, causing the government to lose its parliamentary majority. If Ficó fails to deal with the latter, his government can fail prematurely.
(Cover: Mark Retti, Secretary -General of NATO and Peter Pellegrini, President of the Slovaki State, attends a press conference in Bratislava on February 20, 2025. Photo: Radovan Stocklassa / Reuters)
