Israeli Prime Minister invited to Slovakia

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has invited his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu to visit Slovakia in order to discuss issues such as collaboration in innovations, the car industry, military modernisation and measures targeted against fascist ideas, TASR learnt in Budapest on Wednesday. Fico met Netanyahu for bilateral talks some 30 minutes after a joint meeting of the Slovak, Czech, Hungarian and Polish prime ministers (within the Visegrad Four/V4 format) with Netanyahu earlier in the day. Fico also said that the Israeli official had taken him up on his offer, stating that he'll visit Slovakia as soon as possible. "My offer was September 9, when Slovakia marks its Memorial Day for the Victims of the Holocaust and Racial Violence. He was intrigued by this date, and I'll be happy to receive him on that day. Either way, I hope that this important visit will take place in the autumn," said Fico.