Former Norwegian Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Thorbjørn Jagland is currently President of the Storting – the Norwegian Parliament. In Bratislava, he met with his Slovak counterpart Pavol Paška, and Foreign Affairs Ministry State Secretaries Oľga Algayerová and Diana Štrofová.
Photo: PRAVDA - Robert Hüttner
Mr. Jagland also met with members of the Slovak representatives of the Permanent Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, and gave several interviews to the Slovak media. He left Slovakia to continue his journey in Hungary.
Thorbjørn Jagland is Norway's Candidate for the post as Secretary General of the Council of Europe. The election will take place on 26 June 2009.