A delegation of the Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities visited the Slovak Republic from 22-26 September 2014 in the context of the monitoring of the implementation of this Convention.

This was the fourth visit of the Advisory Committee to the Slovak Republic. The Delegation had meetings with the representatives of all relevant ministries, public officials, NGOs, as well as national minority organisations.

The Delegation included Mr. Reinis Āboltiņš, Advisory Committee member elected in respect of Latvia, Mr. Neven Anđelić, Advisory Committee member elected in respect of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mr. Grigor Badiryan, Advisory Committee member elected in respect of Armenia, and Ms Charlotte Altenhöner-Dion, Administrator, Secretariat of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities.

Note: The Slovak Republic submitted its fourth State Report  (including Annexes) under the Framework Convention in January 2014. Following its visit, the Advisory Committee will adopt an Opinion which will be sent to the government for comments. The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe will then adopt conclusions and recommendations in respect of the Slovak Republic.