Prime Minister Robert Fico stated that he honored the memory of the soldiers who fell during the Second World War after the opening of a new front in Western Europe, in Normandy, in the North of France. Foreign Minister Juraj Blanár and Defense Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Róbert Kaliňák accompanied him.
"I have emphasized on several occasions that we must respect every single victim of the fight against fascism, whether they came from the East or the West," Fico said in a video he posted on his social media.
Fico recalled that he could not participate in the official celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the Allied landings in Normandy in June, as at that time, he was recovering from the injuries he suffered during the shooting in Handlová. Fico called the visit to Normandy important also in connection with the preparations for the 80th anniversary of the Slovak National Uprising.
Source: TASR
