Slovakian Interior Ministry said it is about to sign an agreement on the establishment of an anti-terrorist center with the United States, according to the news portal Aktualne.sk on Wednesday.
The agreement is to follow up the bilateral memorandum from this March, when Slovaks are permitted to travel to the United States without the visas by the end of the year.
"It is true that the anti-terrorist center is part of the memorandum ... We are trying hard to make it as soon as possible," Interior Minister Robert Kalinak said.
The center is to analyze and transfer received information.
U.S. embassy spokesman Keith Hughes told Aktualne.sk that the establishment of the center was not any condition to lift the visa requirements within the framework of U.S. legislation.
Besides the anti-terrorist center, Slovakia will also sign an agreement on exchange of information on serious criminal records with the United States.
Along with Slovakia, the memorandums that are to allow the lifting of the visa requirements have been signed by a number of EU newcomers.
At present, citizens from all new EU countries, except for Slovenia, need visas to enter the United States. Of the old EU countries, the U.S. visa requirements apply to Greece only.
Source:Xinhua
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