Editing Foreign relations of Slovakia (section)

==Multilateral agreements==
In July 2022 after the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]] the Prime Minister of Slovakia [[Eduard Heger]] made it known that he had entered discussions with the [[Czech Republic]] over the protection of Slovak airspace by Czech warplanes in the event that the Slovaks were to donate to [[Ukraine]] the remnants of the Slovak [[MiG-29]] fighter jet fleet, in advance of the fleet's replacement and renewal (at the earliest in 2023) by American [[F-16]] warplanes.<ref name="upscs">{{cite news |title=Slovakia can send Ukraine MiG-29 fighters and tanks |url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2022/07/3/7356118/ |publisher=Ukrayinska Pravda |date=3 July 2022}}</ref> The transaction would also include the remnants of Slovakia's Soviet-era [[T-72]] tanks.<ref name=upscs/> Czech PM [[Peter Fiala]] agreed with this initiative,<ref name="peucz">{{cite news |last1=GOUJARD |first1=CLOTHILDE |title=Czech Republic to protect Slovakia's airspace from September |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/czech-republic-protect-slovakia-airspace-september/ |publisher=POLITICO Europe |date=3 July 2022}}</ref><ref name="rcpm">{{cite news |title=Czech PM: Our fighter jets will guard Slovakia's air space from Sept |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/czech-pm-our-fighter-jets-will-guard-slovakias-air-space-sept-2022-07-03/ |publisher=Reuters |date=3 July 2022}}</ref> which had been proposed by Ukrainian [[President Zelensky]].<ref name=upscs/> The transaction was set to occur in September 2022.<ref name="jukcz">{{cite news |title=Ukraine conflict: Czech agreement to defend Slovakian airspace paves way for MiG transfer to Ukraine |url=https://www.janes.com/defence-news/defence/latest/ukraine-conflict-czech-agreement-to-defend-slovakian-airspace-paves-way-for-mig-transfer-to-ukraine |publisher=Janes.com |date=5 July 2022}}</ref> In April 2023 it was confirmed that 13 Mig-29 fighters and 30 BVP-1 infantry fighting vehicles were delivered to Ukraine by Slovakia.<ref>{{cite web |title=Slovakia confirms delivery of MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine, takes more Leopard tanks |url=https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/defence-notes/slovakia-confirms-delivery-of-mig-29-fighters-to-ukraine-takes-more-leopard-tanks/ |date=21 April 2023}}</ref>