The Slovak Republic will help provide approximately 60 tonnes of skimmed milk powder for children during the difficult humanitarian situation in Cuba. Today (10 April 2024), the Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic, Juraj Blanár, received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Cuba, Rafael Paulin Pino Bécquer, informing him that Slovakia will send a financial contribution of 200 thousand euros to the World Food Programme of the United Nations for the purchase of powdered milk on Monday.

At their meeting on Wednesday (6 March 2024), the Government of the Slovak Republic approved the document called “Focus of Slovak Bilateral Development Cooperation for 2024”. This year's activities of Slovak development cooperation will focus on humanitarian and development projects, education, sending volunteers and support through subsidy grants. The Government has allocated EUR 21.7 million for implementation of the approved concept.

State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic, Rastislav Chovanec, received the Ambassador of the Netherlands to Slovakia Gabriella Sancisi on 23 January 2024. The meeting confirmed the mutual interest in further strengthening cooperation, particularly in the fields of energy, the use of nuclear power, smart solutions and construction.