On his X profile, Diaz-Canel expressed his solidarity on behalf of the Cuban people and Government and wished him a speedy recovery.

Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez condemned the criminal and despicable attack on Fico on the same platform.

Local authorities and media reports said that the prime minister was shot after a government meeting in the town of Handlova, in central Slovakia, and was hospitalized.

Fico, 59, has served as the head of Government since 2023, having previously served in that post from 2006 to 2010 and from 2012 to 2018.

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