Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico on Tuesday expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi following his two-day visit to Bratislava, describing mutual respect as the foundation of Slovakia’s foreign policy.
PM Fico shared a video on X showing PM Modi’s departure from his hotel in Slovakia.
The footage showed the Slovak leader interacting with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and PM Modi before personally seeing him off as he departed for France.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR VISIT @narendramodi 🍀
Good relationships built on mutual respect – that is the foundation of our foreign policy.
🇸🇰🤝🏻🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/VXTeamC7OG— Robert Fico 🇸🇰 (@RobertFicoSVK) June 16, 2026
Prime Minister Modi termed the two-day State Visit to Slovakia as historic and productive, saying its outcomes would contribute significantly to strengthening ties between the two countries. He also noted that stronger trade relations would create opportunities for the youth and thanked the Slovak government and people for their hospitality.
PM Modi expressed appreciation to PM Fico for coming to see him off.
During the visit, PM Modi met Slovak President Peter Pellegrini and held discussions on a range of issues.
The leaders explored avenues for cooperation in manufacturing, transport, innovation, investment, energy and biofuels. They also discussed the potential for collaboration in digital technology and measures to deepen people-to-people ties.
“Today’s talks with President Pellegrini covered diverse subjects such as closer ties in manufacturing, transport, innovation and investment linkages, energy, biofuels and more. There is also immense scope to cooperate in the field of digital technology. We also talked about deepening people-to-people linkages,” PM Modi posted on X.
Today’s talks with President Pellegrini covered diverse subjects such as closer ties in manufacturing, transport, innovation and investment linkages, energy, biofuels and more. There is also immense scope to cooperate in the field of digital technology. We also talked about… pic.twitter.com/3kGxkVOpbv
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 15, 2026
In a significant gesture, Slovakia conferred its highest honour, the Order of the White Double Cross (1st Class), on PM Modi. The award marked the 33rd international honour bestowed on the Indian Prime Minister by a foreign country.
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