Miroslav Lajcak

BRATISLAVA - Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and co-chair of the Serbia-Slovakia mixed committee on economic cooperation Zorana Mihajlovic and Slovakian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Miroslav Lajcak signed on Monday an agreement on international combined transport between the two countries.

BELGRADE - Serbia's First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic received Friday Slovakia's Ambassador in Belgrade Jan Varso, who handed him a letter of invitation for a meeting of foreign ministers of the Visegrad Group member states and Western Balkan countries in Bratislava on October 31.

Gas flow from Russian state-owned energy company Gazprom to Slovakia contracted 10 percent on Thursday, a top gas supplying company in the country has announced.

Slovakia's SPP has confirmed that supplies have been reduced, the Wall Street Journal and the Ukrainian website ZN.ua report.

BELGRADE - Slovakian Ambassador to Serbia Jan Varso hosted on Thursday a reception to mark Slovakia's Constitution Day and Serbian Parliament Speaker Maja Gojkovic and presidential adviser Oliver Antic were among the guests.

The relations between Serbia and Slovakia have always been good and friendly, Varso said addressing the guests after the two nation's anthems were played.

BRUSSELS - A major donor conference to raise aid for the flood-hit population in Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) will be held in Brussels on July 16 and a number of officials from Europe and the world confirmed their attendance at the event.

BRATISLAVA / BANJALUKA – Slovakian Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajcak has said that someone in Slovakia took money to help drug dealer Dragoslav Kosmajac (61) obtain the country’s citizenship.

BELGRADE - Slovak Ambassador in Belgrade Jan Varso has said on Wednesday that Bratislava's position on the non-recognition of Kosovo remains unchanged.

Slovakia's stand on the non-recognition of Kosovo remains unchanged, Varso told Tanjug, adding that "many have speculated about that".

"Slovakia not changing position on Kosovo"

BELGRADE -- Slovak Ambassador in Belgrade Jan Varso has said on Wednesday that Bratislava's position on the non-recognition of Kosovo remains unchanged.

Slovakia's stand on the non-recognition of Kosovo remains unchanged, Varso told Tanjug, adding that "many have speculated about that".

BELGRADE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic said Friday that good preparation before opening accession negotiations' chapters is crucial if Serbia is to become an EU member by 2020 and Miroslav Lajcak, Slovakia’s deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs, said that Serbia has become a preferred partner to communicate with.

BELGRADE - Slovakia's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajcak will pay an official visit to Serbia on Friday and Saturday.

Lajcak will meet with Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic on Friday, the presidential press office said in a statement.