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President Ivan Gašparovič and his spouse Silvia Gašparovičová welcomed on 18th January 2010 in the Presidential Palace in Bratislava at the traditional New Year´ meeting representatives of national minorities living in Slovakia. At the meeting participated also the Deputy Prime Minister for Knowledge Society, European Affairs, Human Rights and Minorities Mr. Dušan Čaplovič.
President Ivan Gašparovič declared in his speech his pride on the fact that not only due to Constitution are slovak citizens belonging to national minorities an integral part of civil society in the Slovak Republic.
Invitation to the meeting with the head of state and his spouse accepted representatives of the Ruthenian Revival in Slovakia, representatives of the Central Council of the Union of Ruthenians-Ukrainians of the Slovak Republic, the Union of Russians in Slovakia, the Hungarian Social and Cultural Association in Slovakia - Csemadok, the Bulgarian Cultural Association, the Croatian Cultural Association in Slovakia, the Cultural Association of Roma Citizens in Košice, the Carpathian Germans Association in Slovakia, the Cultural Association of Jewish Citizens of Slovakia, the Moravia Cultural Association and the Polish Club. |