Diplomat Lajãák was respected abroad and among the opposition (Source: SITA)
Posted on 12/09/2018 7:00:44 PM PST by SunkenCiv
Slovakia will not have a representative at the December 10 UN meeting in Marrakesh where the Migration Compact will be signed.
Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini stated this as a final decision, given that the cabinet approved the parliamentary resolution about the Marrakesh Pact on December 5. At the same time, the prime minister indicated he will send a letter with Slovakia's comments on the document.
The Migration Compact has been at the centre of the conflict between the ruling coalition Smer and Slovak National Party (SNS) and the Smer-nominated Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajãák. The minister defended the compact and insisted Slovakia should have a representative in Marrakesh.
"I share the minister's opinion that Slovakia should be personally represented at the Marrakesh talks and I regret the government decided this way," President Andrej Kiska said.
Even though the minister submitted his resignation to President Andrej Kiska on November 30, he stays put for now.
Some observers have interpreted the cabinet's decision about sending a representative to Marrakesh as an expression of its confidence in Lajãák, but PM Pellegrini rejected such an interpretation.
"The cabinet's decision was not about Lajãák, but rather about the compact and the Marrakesh summit," Pellegrini said, adding that the cabinet expressed its disagreement with the international document.
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Diplomat Lajãák was respected abroad and among the opposition (Source: SITA)
Suicide Pact.
The Cabinet showed more sense than the ‘executive’,
Aren’t those Melania’s people?
the rest of the Slovakia keyword:
Slovakia is out, the foreign minister is resigning over it..
She's Slovenian, not Slovakian. It's close.
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