BRATISLAVA, April 16. /TASS/. Slovakia will be against Ukraine’s accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the country’s Prime Minister Robert Fico said at a press conference.

"Ukraine may say: ‘We want to join NATO.’ This will be their own decision. We are saying that we will not ratify [the documents on Ukraine’s accession to NATO] in parliament because Slovakia needs a neutral Ukraine. Slovakia’s interests will be threatened if Ukraine becomes a NATO member," Fico said.

Meanwhile, Slovakia supports Ukraine’s accession to the European Union. The Slovak prime minister expressed hope that Brussels and Kiev begin talks on launching this process as soon as possible.