On March 24, 2024, the day of national mourning of the Russian Federation, Consul General Juraj Siváček took part in the commemoration of the victims of the terrorist attack in "Crocus City Hall" by signing the condolence book and laying flowers.
During his visit to the northern metropolis on 12-14 March 2024, Ambassador Ľubomír Rehák laid flowers in the museum of the Pulkovo Observatory under the portrait of the famous astronomer Milan Rastislav Štefánik, who visited this observatory in December 1906 on his way to an expedition in Turkestan. The portrait of the multitalented Slovak and co-founder of Czechoslovakia was dedicated to the observatory by the former President of Slovakia, Rudolf Schuster.
On January 27, 2024, on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the end of the siege of Leningrad, the Consul General of the Slovak Republic in Saint Petersburg Juraj Siváček and his wife honored the memory of the victims of the Leningrad siege at an unofficial memorial event at the Piskerevskoye Memorial Cemetery together with colleagues from the local diplomatic corps.
