How Russia plans to revive its ties with Slovakia – POLITICO

BRUSSELS — Slovakia is reviving a dormant cooperation forum with Moscow, putting Russia’s gas and oil supplies, nuclear fuel and the treatment of Russian athletes high on the agenda of their first such meeting in five years, according to a Russian government note obtained by POLITICO.

The note, written by Russian Science and Higher Education Minister Valery Falkov, says Slovak Foreign Minister Juraj Blanár agreed during an Aug. 20 video call to hold a meeting of the Russian-Slovak Intergovernmental Commission in Moscow.

Slovakia’s foreign ministry said Thursday the meeting is scheduled for Oct. 25. The Russian note — which is dated Sept. 10 — initially set the date of the meeting as Oct. 26-27.