Presentation of the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Council of the Slovak Republic
Presentation of the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Council of the Slovak Republic

Summary/Abstract: The years 2003 and 2004 both provide continuity for the important transition and also bring about significant historical change. Likewise, the state budget, also Slovak foreign policy be-comes part of European foreign policy or external relations of the European Union respectively. Since 1993 I have been dealing with the European agenda, either in relation to the Council of Europe or in bilateral relations, in the field of security issues and the creation of EU and NATO accession assumptions, both in the government coalition and in opposition. I am convinced that the development of Slovakia was largely influenced by the above-mentioned European dimen-sion. Hence, it was more than foreign policy – it was the catalyzer for our domestic situation. At present, the same effects can be seen from the part of European institutions and their agenda in southeast Europe and Cyprus. I believe this is good because it assures us that the European idea lives and it is still real. I would like to contribute to this discussion with three themes: 1. The for-eign policy of the Slovak Republic will be successful provided her European policy is successful. 2. The current interests of the Slovak Republic pose the fulfilment of universal values. 3. The accession of the Slovak Republic to the EU and NATO increases Slovakia’s level of co-responsibility for development in Europe and the world.

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