Meeting with Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico

Slovak prime minister Robert Fico visited Russia on 25 August 2016 for talks with president Vladimir Putin.

There were several relevant topics on the agenda, including bilateral relations, cooperation in the framework of the Slovak presidency of the Council of the European Union, sanctions against Russia, support for the Slovak candidate to the secretariat-general of the United Nations and energy-related issues.

• Primary Source

EUObserver, 23.08.16: Slovakia's Fico goes to Russia https://euobserver.com/foreign/134722

EurActiv, 26.08.16: Fico lobbies Putin for Lajcak as UN chief http://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/fico-lobbies-putin-for-lajcak-as-un-chief/

Sputnik International, 26.08.16: Russia, Slovakia Able to Reverse Setback in Bilateral Trade - Putin http://sptnkne.ws/bZRr

The Slovak Spectator, 25.08.16: Fico: Nord Stream would harm Slovakia http://spectator.sme.sk/c/20253774/fico-nord-stream-would-harm-slovakia.html

Sputnik International, 25.08.16: Slovak PM Fico in Key Talks With Putin Amid Growing Pressure on Brussels http://sptnkne.ws/bZBC

EurActiv, 25.08.16: Fico to act as Putin’s messenger to the EU http://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/fico-to-serve-as-putins-messenger-to-the-eu/

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