Fico mentioned in a Fb put up that he hopes Fiala’s latest assertion “questioning the credibility of sovereign Slovak establishments” relating to the Babiš choice was “simply an distinctive extra [and] not establishing a convention of unjustified interference in Slovak sovereign affairs.”
The feud represents an extra freezing of icy diplomatic relations between Czechia and Slovakia since Fico got here again to energy final 12 months, which culminated within the suspension of inter-governmental conferences in March.
Final week’s authorized settlement clearing Babiš sparked sturdy reactions from each the Czech authorities and Slovakia’s opposition.
Fiala condemned the court docket settlement between the Inside Ministry and Babiš, calling it an “unbelievable political settlement” between the previous Czech chief and “pleasant” politicians in Slovakia.
Mária Kolíková, an opposition politician from Slovakia’s Freedom and Solidarity celebration (SaS), mentioned the settlement was a political favor to Babiš who supported the nation’s President Peter Pellegrini when he was operating for the workplace in April.
Slovakia’s Inside Ministry has denied the claims, saying that it concluded the settlement “with the intention to keep away from the financial losses,” as profitable the case in court docket would show tough.
