Robert Fico

BELGRADE - Slovak PM Robert Fico will on Thursday be on an official visit to Serbia, during which he will meet with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic.

KOMARNO - Hungarian PM Viktor Orban said on Tuesday the EU was incapable of ensuring a readmission of illegal migrants.

Speaking to reporters after a trilateral summit with Slovak PM Robert Fico and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in Komarno, Slovakia, Orban said the EU had received eight million asylum requests in 2015, registering 3.8 million attempts of illegal entry.

Hungary, Slovakia and Serbia will continue joint efforts to curb illegal migration into the European Union, their leaders have said, adding that more EU funds were needed.

KOMARNO - Slovak PM Robert Fico said on Tuesday steps taken by Serbia had protected Hungary, Slovakia and the entire EU from illegal migration, and expressed full support for Serbia's EU accession ambitions.

KOMARNO - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Tuesday Serbia would always respect the rights of migrants and their human dignity but that the country would always protect itself as "order must exist."

Vucic was responding to questions from reporters after a trilateral meeting with Slovak and Hungarian PMs Robert Fico and Viktor Orban in Komarno, Slovakia.

KOMARNO - Establishing trilateral cooperation with friendly Slovakia and Hungary on migration is of great importance for Serbia, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Tuesday.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic will be on a visit to Slovakia on Tuesday, the presidential press office announced in a statement.

With Slovak and Hungarian PMs Robert Fico and Viktor Orban, Vucic will attend a trilateral summit of leaders of Serbia, Slovakia and Hungary in Komarno, the statement said.

US Permanent Representative to NATO, Julianne Smith, affirmed that Ukraine's future membership in the alliance remains secure, stating that not a single NATO leader challenged this commitment during the pact's July meeting.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has accused the West of intentionally escalating the conflict in Ukraine, claiming its primary aim is to undermine Russia.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico received a letter containing a bullet from an unknown sender, the Bratislava government announced on Wednesday. The Slovak police have taken over the investigation, according to the government’s press department in a statement to Politico.