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Slovakia plans to set up museum dedicated to World War Two — PM

Slovakia’s Prime Minister also thanked the Russian side for inviting him to join in May celebrations in Moscow marking 70 years since Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two
Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico  Alexander Shalgin/Russian State Duma's press service/TASS
Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico
© Alexander Shalgin/Russian State Duma's press service/TASS

MOSCOW, June 2. /TASS/. Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico on Tuesday pointed to the younger generation’s lack of good knowledge in World War Two history and announced plans to set up a museum commemorating wartime experiences.

"I would like to say that there are plans in Slovakia to build a museum dedicated to events of World War Two," Fico said at a meeting with Sergey Naryshkin, the speaker of Russia's State Duma lower house of parliament.

"We feel that the younger generation lacks information about these [World War Two] events," he said.

Fico also thanked the Russian side for inviting him to join in May celebrations in Moscow marking 70 years since Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two.