Francis Noel Duffy (Dublin South West, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I thank the ambassador. I have been trying to write down this question. In advance, I apologise if the question is offensive or if it is naive. I suppose I am asking to be educated somewhat in respect of Slovakia. My understanding is that Slovakia is an independent country but in the past, if I am not mistaken, it was within, or part of, the Soviet Union, whether it was forced to be or not.