Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy of Slovakia Richard Sulik claims that the Freedom and Solidarity Party (SAS), to which he belongs, condemns the temporary occupation of the Crimean peninsula by Russia.
He called his words that “Russia will not return Crimea to Ukraine” a “personal opinion.”
“We will never recognize the forced change of borders and support Ukraine’s diplomatic efforts to restore its sovereignty and territorial integrity,” the project of the Ukrainian service of Radio Liberty Crimea quotes Richard Sulik.Realities.
The Deputy Prime Minister of Slovakia reiterated that some of his country’s exporters had suffered from sanctions against Russia, and his words were allegedly connected with this.
– My opinion was about the economic effect. I have never doubted the political effect of trade sanctions–” Sulik said.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister of Slovakia Eduard Geger, in a comment to a local newspaper, stressed that the government of this country “does not intend to take any actions” to recognize the temporarily occupied Crimean peninsula as part of neighboring Russia.
– During the reign of Robert Fico, the Slovak Republic joined the states that condemned the annexation of Crimea and imposed sanctions against the Russian Federation. This is the official foreign policy line of the Slovak Republic, in which nothing has changed. It is mandatory for all members of the government,” the Slovak Prime Minister stressed.
He added that he expects an assessment of the situation with Richard Sulik and his words about Crimea by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovakia.
Recall that the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economy of Slovakia Richard Sulik earlier expressed the opinion that the Russians, allegedly, will not return the temporarily occupied Crimean peninsula to Ukraine. At the same time, the sanctions imposed against Russia, according to him, “damage the economy of Slovakia”” He also said that the countries “should trade among themselves” and that it is necessary to “look forward and build relations” with the Russian Federation.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine responded to these statements. They called them unacceptable and demanded a public refutation from Sulik.
Source: Crimea.Realities, Dennik N
