Welcome to the page of the State Visit to Slovakia

On the second stage of a journey to countries in Eastern Europe which had recently joined the European Unit, and at the invitation of the Head of State Ivan Gasparovic, the President of the Republic and Mrs. Cavaco Silva will hold a two day State Visit to the Slovak Republic, on 4 and 5 September.

President Aníbal Cavaco Silva will be received in the Slovakian Parliament, meet Prime Minister Robert Fico, with whom he will partake a working lunch, and will receive the leader of the main opposition party.

The President’s retinue in this visit will include the Minister for Culture, the Secretaries of State for European Affairs and for Industry and Innovation and members of the political parties represented in Parliament.

The programme of the visit will include a seminar on “Portugal-Slovak Republic Economic Relations”, where the more than 50 entrepreneurs also included in the Presidential retinue will endeavour to explore new opportunities for investment and the setting up of partnerships in a developing region which may provide Access to other European markets. Both Heads of State will take part in the closing ceremony of the seminar.

The President of the Republic will officially open, in Bratislava, an exhibition of Portuguese contemporary art named “Café Portugal”, will attend the launching of a Portuguese-Slovakian dictionary, and will host a concert to be held in honour of his counterpart by the Portuguese songstress Mariza.