Hrvatski ministar vanjskih poslov Tonino Picula je danas došao na dvodnevni pohod u Slovacku. Glavna tema ce biti bilateralna i multilateralna suradnja. Picula ce i pohoditi Devinsko Novo Selo. Razgovarat ce s predsjednikom Saveza Hrvatov u Slovackoj, Jurajem Cveckom, i pohoditi tamošnji hrvatski muzej u gradnji.
Hrvatska i Slovacka imaju 26 potpisanih bilateralnih sporazumov. U prvi jedanaesteri mjeseci 2001. ljeta je Hrvatska u Slovacku izvozila robe u vridnosti 13,8 milijoni dolarov, a u istom razdoblju iz uvozila u vridnosti od 47 milijoni dolarov. Lani je Hrvatsku pohodilo 205.000 slovackih turistov.
U Slovackoj živi oko 5000 Hrvatov, i to uglavnom u cetiri seli u okolici Požona - Devinskom Novom Selu, Cunovu, Hrvatskom Grobu i Hrvatskom Jandrofu. Status nacionalne manjine stekli su 1993. ljeta po osamostaljenju Slovacke.
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Croatia's Foreign Minister, Tonino Picula arrived today for a two-day visit to Slovakia. The main theme of his visit will be bilateral and multilateral cooperation. Minister Picula will visit Devinska Nova Ves (Cr. Devinsko Novo Selo). He will meet with the president of the Union of Croats in Slovakia, Juraj Cvecko, and will visit the Croatian museum currently under construction.
Croatia and Slovakia have signed 26 bilateral agreements. In the first 11 months of 2001, Croatia exported goods to Slovakia in the amount of 13.8 million dollars, and imported goods in the amount of 47 million dollars. Last year, some 250,000 Slovak tourists visted Croatia.
5,000 Croats live in Slovakia, mostly in four villages around Bratislava; Devinska Nova Ves (Cr. Devinsko Novo Selo), Cunovo, Chorvatsky Grob (Cr. Hrvatski Grob) and Jarovce (Cr. Hrvatski Jandrof). They recieved minority status in 1993, when Slovakia became independent.
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