On the 6th of June 2017 in the Russian city of Kaliningrad, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov met with the Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic, Miroslav Lajchak.
On the 30th of May 2017 in the Russian Center of the European Fund of Slavic Literature and Culture in Bratislava an “Open Day” was held.
The whole day the Russian Center hosted guests, showed opportunities to learn Russian language, acquainted all guests with the resources of the center and its library.
Special guests were students of the Ivan Gorvat bilingual gymnasium. This year the gymnasium celebrated its 50th anniversary. The gymnasium students study the Russian language quite intensively, for 20 hours a week, and also they have individual subjects conducted in Russian.
On the 25th of May 2017, in the Russian Center of the European Fund of Slavic Literature and Culture in Bratislava was hosted a seminar on Russian language and culture on the theme "Slavic enlighteners Cyril and Methodius." The seminar was held as a part of the celebration of the Day of Slavic Literature and Culture, which is celebrated annually in Russia and in other Slavic countries, and is dedicated to the memory of the holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Brothers Methodius and Cyril.
The participants of the 13th Moscow International Festival of Slavic Music, which took place in Moscow at the Balakirev Children's Art School under the support of the Department of Culture of Moscow, returned to Slovakia with a victory.
The festival was held within the framework of the state program of the celebration of the "Days of Slavic Literature and Culture" and for many years traditionally was held in May on the eve of this Orthodox holiday.