Slovakia reacts to terrorist attacks in London

Slovak President Andrej Kiska has sent his condolences to British Queen Elizabeth II over Saturday June 3^rd's terrorist attacks in London, calling them heinous crimes. "Your Majesty, it is with great sadness that I received the news of the brutal terrorist attacks perpetrated against citizens of the United Kingdom," wrote Kiska in a telegram. Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has condemned the attacks, expressing his sympathies to the families of the victims. "Ensuring safety and security for people must be among the top priorities of European policies," said Fico, adding that he is prepared for a factual dialogue with partners at a European level aimed an expanding security policies that could make the defence of innocent people in European cities against terror attacks more effective. Slovak Speaker of Parliament Andrej Danko also expressed his condolences and voiced his hope that the latest in a series of deplorable terrorist attacks against innocent people would be punished accordingly. As of Monday morning, the Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Ministry reported that it has not so far received any information indicating that any Slovaks were harmed in the attacks.