§ Mr. WareingTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representation Her Majesty's Government have in in the Slovak Republic; what is that state's present representation in the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggHer Majesty's Government are represented in the Slovak Republic through an embassy, headed by a chargé d'affaires, Mr. Michael Bates. Her Majesty's ambassador to the Slovak Republic is Mr. David Brighty, who is concurrently ambassador to the Czech Republic and resides in Prague. He visits the Slovak22W Republic regularly. It is our intention to appoint a resident ambassador to Bratislava once the embassy is properly established.
Following the dissolution of the Czechoslovak Federation, on 31 December 1992, separate Czech and Slovak embassies were established in London. On 1 January 1993, the former Czechoslovak ambassador was accredited to the Court of St. James as Slovak ambassador. Mr. Vilikovsky is supported by six diplomatic and three administrative and technical staff.