On the Occasion of The Constitution Day of the Slovak Republic and The Day of the Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic, the Ambassador of the Slovak Republic, H.E Mrs. Ingrid Brockova hosted an official reception at the beautiful garden of the Embassy.
Constitution Day of the Slovak Republic ( September 1st) is a National Day when the Slovak Republic commemorates the adoption of the Constitution as the fundamental law of the Slovak Republic by the Slovak National Council in 1992. The constitution of the Slovak Republic entered into force in full on 1st January 1993,and jointfy with the constitutional act of the Federal Assembly of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic iv constituted the Slovak Republic as a sovereign, democratic state governed by the rule of law.
Day of the Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic ( September 22nd) has been celebrated since 1998, based on the order of the President of the Republic and the commander in chief of the armed forces, in honor of the victory of the Slovak Volunteer Corps over the imperial army in Brezova Pod Bradlom in 1848. This uprising was led by the first Slovak National Council headed by Ludovit Stur, Jozef M. Hurban and Michal M. Hodz. Almost 4000 volunteers fought for the freedom of Slovaks and the right to use the Slovak Language.
The honored speakers were RNDr. Miloš Vystrčil – President of the Senate of the Czech Republic and Ing. Jaroslav Zajicek, director of the Department of Foreign Affairs at the president’s office bring the greetings from the president, Mr. Pavel Petr, that at the last moment, need to visit the part of CR that was devastated by the recent floods.
Watch the video with the speech of H.E Mrs. Ingrid Brockova, the Ambassador of the Slovak Republic, RNDr. Miloš Vystrčil – President of the Senate of the Czech Republic and Ing. Jaroslav Zajicek, director of the Department of Foreign Affairs at the president’s office
Happy Constitution Day and Day of the Armed Forces Slovakia!
