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Miroslav Lajčák after EU service to become an advisor to the Slovak Prime Minister on Western Balkan issues

by AI | 28.Mar 2025 | Europe in brief AI

Former EU Special Representative for the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue, Miroslav Lajčák, will be the special advisor to the Prime Minister of Slovakia for the Western Balkans.

Slovak diplomat and former EU special representative for dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina, Miroslav Lajčák, will be a special advisor to the Prime Minister of Slovakia. PHOTO: TASR

Bratislava/Tirana – Slovak career diplomat and former European Union (EU) Special Representative for dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina Miroslav Lajčák will become an advisor to Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) on Western Balkans issues. This was confirmed by SR President Peter Pellegrini at a press conference during an official visit to Albania on Friday, reports TASR’s special correspondent.

Pellegrini informed Albanian President Bajram Begaj about this during Friday’s talks in Tirana. “I informed the president that the former EU high representative for the dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia, Mr. Miroslav Lajčák, is becoming the prime minister’s advisor on security issues in the region,” Pellegrini said. According to him, the Albanian government thus has a person close to the Slovak government for dialogue.

Lajčák spent his entire professional life in various diplomatic positions, representing not only the Slovak Republic but also the United Nations or the European Union. From April 2020 to January 2025, he served as the European Union’s special envoy for dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina.

In April 2024, the then head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, appointed Miroslav Lajčák to the position of European Union ambassador to Switzerland. Ultimately, he did not take up this role. In September 2024, the European External Action Service (EEAS) announced that the designated EU ambassador to Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein, Miroslav Lajčák, would not assume office due to unforeseeable developments in Bern, and the mandate of the current EU ambassador, Petros Mavromichalis, would be extended until August 31, 2025.

Lajčák previously worked as the Slovak Republic ambassador to Russia, Japan, and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Albania, and Macedonia. He was multiple times the Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic and chaired the 72nd UN General Assembly. (March 28)