Foreign Affairs Minister summoned over UN migration pact

Foreign Affairs Minister summoned over UN migration pact

Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajčák (a Smer-SD nominee) will address Parliament and discuss objections raised by some lawmakers to the UN migration pact, Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) confirmed on Thursday, in response to a call by opposition party Freedom and Solidarity (SaS), which urged the prime minister to forbid Lajčák from signing the pact. SaS party leader Richard Sulík called the migration pact a dangerous document. Although it purports to be allegedly non-binding, its wording contains the liberal use of the word 'commitment'. "Although not legally enforceable, it establishes common law, which can then serve as a basis for legally enforceable documents. That's the slippery slope method right there," warned Sulík. The Prime Minister once again reassured Slovaks that Slovakia is not changing its position on migration and that the government continues to reject both migrant quotas and mandatory migrant resettlement.


Gavin Shoebridge, Photo: TASR

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