New Slovak Permanent Representative to UN

Peter Hulenyi has become Slovakia's new Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) in New York, TASR learnt from the Foreign Affairs Ministry on Monday.

During his 30-year career in Slovak diplomacy, Hulenyi last represented Slovakia as ambassador to Israel, and since 2019 he's worked as director of the UN department at the Foreign Affairs Ministry and later as head of the international organizations department.

The most important task of the new permanent representative to the UN will be to thoroughly prepare Slovakia for obtaining and carrying out the mandate of a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, which Slovakia is applying for to cover 2028-2029. "Membership of the Security Council will be a great challenge and commitment for Slovakia, but at the same time it will be an opportunity to increase the reputation and prestige of our state and to promote our goals and interests in the international environment," Hulenyi remarked.

Source: TASR