Opinion: Belarus and Slovakia are making use of all possible tools for collaboration

       Belarus and Slovakia are making use of all the possible collaboration tools, including consultations between the foreign ministries, meetings of the intergovernmental commission and working groups, Belarus’ Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Oleg Kravchenko said as he spoke at the National Yanka Kupala Academic Theater during the concert to mark the 25th anniversary of the foundation of the Slovak Republic and 25 years of the diplomatic relations between Belarus and Slovakia, BelTA reports. According to Oleg Kravchenko, over this time the countries have made significant progress in developing the bilateral dialogue. The deputy minister emphasized the intensified political contacts between Belarus and Slovakia. In April 2017 the Slovak prime minister paid a working visit to Vitebsk region, while the prime minister of Belarus paid an official visit to Slovakia. In June 2017 the minister of foreign affairs of Slovakia visited Minsk. Contacts between MPs have also been steadily expanding. The two countries pay special attention to the development of trade, economic and investment cooperation.