The Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic ( Slovak Ministerstvo zahraničných vecí a európskych záležitostí Slovenskej republiky ) is the central public administration body of Slovakia on issues of foreign policy and relations of Slovakia with other states and international organizations . [2]
| Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic | |
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 Paludaya Palace on Prague Street in Bratislava, location of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Slovakia | |
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| date of creation | 08/28/1990 [1] |
| Previous Office | Ministry of International Relations of the Slovak Republic |
| Leads activities | Government of the Slovak Republic |
| Headquarters | Bratislava, Glboka cesta, d. 2 |
| Executive Minister | Miroslav Lajchak |
| Key document | Štatút ministerstva |
| Website | foreign.gov.sk |
The Ministry was established by Law No. 347/1990 [1] of the Code of Laws and was originally called the Ministry of International Relations of the Slovak Republic . According to Law No. 453/1992 of the Code of Laws, the Ministry was given its current name.
Content
- 1 Field of activity of the Ministry [2]
- 2 Minister of Foreign Affairs
- 3 Secretary of State of the Ministry
- 4 notes
- 5 External resources
Field of activity of the Ministry [2]
- protection of the rights and interests of the Slovak Republic and its citizens abroad,
- management of representative offices of the Slovak Republic abroad,
- relations with authorities and representatives of foreign states both within Slovakia and abroad,
- management and disposal of property of the Slovak Republic abroad,
- coordination of preparation of interstate negotiations, conclusion, adoption and execution of international treaties ,
- oversight of the affairs of Slovakia with foreign organizations, including bilateral relations with individual countries,
- Representation of Slovakia in international organizations, including the EU , UN , NATO and OECD
- participates in the creation of a single national foreign policy, implements this policy and performs other tasks provided for in the charter, laws and other generally binding legal norms
Minister of Foreign Affairs
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is led and responsible for its activities by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, who is appointed by the President of the Slovak Republic at the request of the Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic .
Since April 4, 2012, the post of Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic has been occupied by Miroslav Lajcak . [3]
Secretary of State of the Ministry
The Secretary of State of the Ministry replaces the Minister of Foreign Affairs (within the framework of his rights and duties) during his absence. In other cases, the Minister may also allow the Secretary of State to represent himself within the framework of his rights and duties. When the Minister is represented at government meetings, the Secretary of State has an advisory vote. The government secretary appoints and relieves the government at the request of the foreign minister. In some cases, the government may decide that there are two state secretaries in the Ministries - this also applies to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Minister himself decides in what matters and in what order the secretaries of state will represent him.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Act on the Organization of Ministries and other Central Bodies of State Administration of Slovak Republic (inaccessible link) . SAZP (August 28, 1990). Date of treatment June 20, 2016. Archived November 1, 2003.
- ↑ 1 2 Charakteristika činnosti
- ↑ Miroslav Lajčák, minister zahraničných vecí a európskych záležitostí Slovenskej republiky