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Slovakia to defend interests of citizens during Brexit: official

Xinhua, March 29, 2017 Adjust font size:

The priority of Slovakia during the European Union (EU) talks with Britain on Brexit will be the interests of its citizens, Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Ministry state secretary Ivan Korcok announced on Wednesday.

The remarks were made in response to Britain officially triggering Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty to initiate its departure from the EU earlier in the day.

"On behalf of Slovakia, I'd like to say that we consider Britain today but even Britain of the future to be an extremely important country. Economically, it is a strong investor in Slovakia, so our priority is to preserve and promote our interests, the interests of our citizens, but also enjoy cordial bilateral relations after Britain's departure," stressed Korcok.

Korcok also confirmed that Slovakia will aspire for the European Medical Agency to relocate from London to Bratislava. A potential advantage for Bratislava in this regard might be the fact that no EU agency has been headquartered in Slovakia yet.

"It's an enormous agency with 1,000 employees and, understandably, the country must offer a sufficient environment. It's about accommodating all these employees and their relatives and creating the whole infrastructure. We're going to give our bid a try," stressed Korcok. Endit