June 4 marks the second annual Duhovy Pride parade in Bratislava. We, as members of the international community, stand both literally and figuratively with parade participants as they peacefully assemble to stand up for their human rights, and raise awareness of the LGBT community in Slovakia. Everyone, including LGBT people, should be free to enjoy the rights and freedoms laid out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. We celebrate the contribution made by LGBT communities in our own societies and salute the efforts of the Slovak authorities in ensuring LGBT rights are protected here.
H.E. Michael Potts, Ambassador of Australia
H.E. Walter Lion, Ambassador of Belgium
Mr. Dominic Schroeder, Charge d’Affaires of the British Embassy
Mr. Georges Lemieux, Chargé d’Affaires, Office of the Embassy of Canada
H.E. Anita Hugau, Ambassador of Denmark
Ms. Andrea Elscheková-Matisová, Head of the EC Representation in Bratislava
H.E. Dr. Axel Hartmann, Ambassador of Germany
H.E. Jukka Leino, Ambassador of Finland
H.E. Jean-Marie Bruno, Ambassador of France
H.E. Antal Heizer, Ambassador of Hungary
H.E. Kathryn Coll, Ambassador of Ireland
H.E. Marc Thill, Ambassador of Luxembourg
H.E. Daphne Bergsma, Ambassador of the Netherlands
H.E. Trine Skymoen, Ambassador of Norway
H.E. Andrzej Krawczyk, Ambassador of Poland
H.E. José Ángel López Jorrin, Ambassador of Spain
H.E. Hans Lundborg, Ambassador of Sweden
H.E. Stanislav Vidovič, Ambassador of Slovenia
H.E. Christian Fotsch, Ambassador of Switzerland
H.E. Theodore Sedgwick, Ambassador of the United States of America