Miroslav Lajčák

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Miroslav Lajčák (born 20 March 1963) is a Slovak politician and diplomat who held the office of Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic from 2009 to 2010 and again from 2012 to 2020, serving across three different governments led by Robert Fico and one government led by Peter Pellegrini. In addition, Lajčák also served as President of the United Nations General Assembly for the 72nd session from 2017 until 2018. A key figure in the mediation of the post-conflict crises in the Western Balkans, Lajčák acted as Executive Assistant to the UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for the Balkans from 1999 to 2001. He negotiated, organized and supervised the referendum on the independence of Montenegro in 2006 on behalf of the European Union. From 2007 to 2009, Lajčák led the mission as High Representative of the International Community and European Union Special Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina. During his tenure, Bosnia and Herzegovina signed the landmark Stabilization and Association...

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