Lajcak resigns after Epstein's name appeared in Epstein file

Lajcak had earlier offered his resignation, and Fico accepted it, though his adviser dismissed the allegations from documents, writes Slovak portal Pravda.

Commenting on Lajcak's name in Epstein documents, Fico said: “I haven't seen so much hypocrisy for a long time. ”

He claimed that “everything is being used to attack him”.

“Moro has once again shown himself as an excellent diplomat and I accept his offer to end co-operation, although all, not only I, are losing an extraordinary source of experience in diplomacy and foreign policy”, Fico said.

It becomes known that opposition representatives, as well as the SNS coalition, demanded Lajcak's resignation from the prime minister's position because of his communication with Epstein.

Earlier in the day, Lajcak announced in his statement he would offer the position to the prime minister himself.

He also stated he condemned the crimes of the late American pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

According to Lajcak, if he had known the full extent of Epstein's past actions, there would have been no communication with him, Telegraph reports, broadcast. Periscope.

He also said he could not confirm the authenticity of reports that were published, as he did not remember similar communication after a considerable period of time.

After the US Department of Justice published the documents, Lajcak said he was never offered sexual favors or participated in activities related to Epstein and people mentioned in his files. /Periscope