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Slovak President Hopes for Stable Situation on Korean Peninsula [Jan 24, 2012] Pyongyang, January 23 (KCNA) -- DPRK Ambassador to Slovakia Ri Kwang Il presented his credentials to Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic on Jan. 17. Recalling that he watched TV showing mourning events on the demise of leader Kim Jong Il, the president said it was very sad that he passed away. [via YahooNews] More >>

EXTRA: Slovakian president remembers Havel's "distinctive" politics [Dec 18, 2011] Bratislava (dpa) - Slovakian President Ivan Gasparovic gave his condolences Sunday at the death of former Czech dissident and president Vaclav Havel."An unmistakable and respected symbol of the Czechoslovak Velvet Revolution and the new democratic Czechoslovakia has departed from us," wrote Gasparovic in a condolence note."He will remain in our memory for ever as a charismatic and humane ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovakian President leads officials in historic PH visit [Oct 10, 2011] Slovakian President Ivan Gasparovic will visit the Philippines this week to establish and strengthen bilateral ties. [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovakian President leads officials in historic visit [Oct 10, 2011] Slovakian President Ivan Gasparovic will visit the Philippines this week to establish and strengthen bilateral ties. [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovakia mourns crash victim Demitra (AP) [Sep 15, 2011] Thousands of people attended a memorial service at a Slovak ice hockey arena Thursday to honor Pavol Demitra -- the former national team captain who died in a plane crash that wiped out an entire Russian hockey club. President Ivan Gasparovic and major Slovak hockey stars -- including Zdeno Chara, Marian Hossa and Marian Gaborik -- attended. [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovakia mourns Russia plane crash victim [Sep 15, 2011] Thousands have come to a Slovak ice hockey arena to honor Pavol Demitra, who died in a plane crash that wiped out an entire Russian hockey club. President Ivan Gasparovic and major Slovak hockey stars, including Zdeno Chara, Marian Hossa and Marian Gaborik, attended. The memorial ceremony was held Thursday in Trencin's arena, where the former captain of Slovakia's national team began his... [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovakia sees Ukraine as a reliable energy supplier [Jun 17, 2011] Bratislava, June 17 (Interfax-Ukraine) - Ukraine is a reliable supplier of energy resources to Slovakia, President Ivan Gasparovic has said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Ukrainian president leaves on official visit to Slovakia [Jun 17, 2011] Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has left on a one-day official visit to Slovakia to meet with the country's leadership. During the visit, Yanukovych is to hold a tete-a-tete meeting with his Slovak counterpart Ivan Gasparovic. The talks in an enlarged format will follow the meeting. [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovakia supports liberalization of visa regime between EU, Russia [May 05, 2011] Slovakian President Ivan Gasparovic said Wednesday that his country fully supports removing legislative barriers in the visa regime between Russia and the European Union (EU). [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovakia's president Ivan Gasparovic undergoes right hip joint surgery [Feb 16, 2011] BRATISLAVA, Slovakia - A hospital official says Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic has undergone hip surgery. Doctor Peter Simko of Bratislava's University Hospital says the standard 68-minute surgery for an artificial right hip joint took place on Monday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovakia's president Ivan Gasparovic undergoes right hip joint surgery [Feb 15, 2011] BRATISLAVA, Slovakia - A hospital official says Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic has undergone hip surgery. Doctor Peter Simko of Bratislava's University Hospital says the standard 68-minute surgery for an artificial right hip joint took place on Monday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovakia's president Ivan Gasparovic undergoes right hip joint surgery [Feb 14, 2011] BRATISLAVA, Slovakia - A hospital official says Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic has undergone hip surgery. [via YahooNews] More >>