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Visit to Slovakia

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27 April 2022

Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier traveled to the Slovak Republic on 27 April for political talks with the Slovak President, Zuzana Čaputová. In Košice, the two heads of state also met representatives of humanitarian agencies to discuss the situation of Ukrainian refugees in Slovakia. The Federal President then visited the NATO battlegroup in Sliač.

Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier at talks with the President of the Slovak Republic, Zuzana Čaputová, in the Košice town hall

Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier traveled to the Slovak Republic on 27 April for political talks with the Slovak President, Zuzana Čaputová. In Košice, the two heads of state also met representatives of humanitarian agencies to discuss the situation of Ukrainian refugees in Slovakia.

The Federal President then visited the NATO battlegroup in Sliač, where he talked with the Bundeswehr soldiers deployed there.

Overview of the programme:

  • Flight to Košice
  • Košice town hall
    Welcome by Zuzana Čaputová, President of the Slovak Republic, and Jaroslav Polaček, Mayor of Košice, followed by signing of the visitors’ book
  • Talks with Zuzana Čaputová, President of the Slovak Republic
  • Luncheon, hosted by the President of the Slovak Republic
  • Joint press conference
  • Walk through the old town section of Košice
  • Tabačka cultural centre
    Discussions with representatives of NGOs together with the Slovak President
  • Flight to Sliač
  • NATO Sliač Air Base
    Welcome by Zuzana Čaputová, President of the Slovak Republic, and Colonel Jörg Sievers, Commander of the German contingent at the NATO Air Base
  • Guided tour of the NATO Air Base
  • Dinner with Bundeswehr soldiers
  • Flight back to Berlin

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