President Murmu holds talks with Slovak President Pellegrini in Bratislava; two MoUs exchanged
On 9 April 2025, in the first visit by an Indian President to Slovakia in 29 years, President Droupadi Murmu held talks with President Peter Pellegrini in Bratislava and witnessed the exchange of two MoUs.
Summary
President Droupadi Murmu reached Bratislava on 9 April 2025 on the final leg of her State Visit to Portugal and the Slovak Republic, the first visit by an Indian President to Slovakia in 29 years. She was received by President Peter Pellegrini at the Presidential Palace and held one-to-one and delegation-level talks. The two leaders witnessed the exchange of two MoUs: on cooperation in MSMEs between NSIC and the Slovak Business Agency, and on diplomatic training between SSIFS and the Slovak Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs. She also met Richard Raši, Speaker of the National Council of the Slovak Republic.
Key facts
- Date / city
- 9 April 2025, Bratislava
- Significance
- First visit by an Indian President to Slovakia in 29 years
- Slovak President
- Peter Pellegrini
- MoU 1
- MSMEs: NSIC and Slovak Business Agency
- MoU 2
- Diplomatic training: SSIFS and Slovak Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs
- Speaker met
- Richard Raši
Practice MCQs 2 questions
President Droupadi Murmu's visit to Slovakia in April 2025 was the first by an Indian President in how many years?
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Correct answer: D — 29 years
29 years; her visit to Portugal on the same tour was the first by an Indian President in 27 years.
Consider the following MoUs exchanged during President Murmu's talks in Bratislava on 9 April 2025: 1. Cooperation in MSMEs between NSIC and the Slovak Business Agency. 2. Diplomatic training between SSIFS and the Slovak Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs. Which of the above were exchanged?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both were exchanged in the presence of Presidents Murmu and Pellegrini.