Danko acts outside the official foreign policy line

No need to create drama, says Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajčák.

Andrej DankoAndrej Danko (Source: TASR)

“Personal friends” is what Slovak Parliament’s Speaker Andrej Danko calls the top representatives of the Russian government. His coalition partners say he might be well out of line of Slovakia’s foreign policy.

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Danko maintains lively relations with Russia and its representatives. In November 2017, for instance, he addressed the lower chamber of the Russian parliament as a guest speaker.

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