Trump, Slovak Premier Fico Meet to Bolster Ties, Nuclear Deal

US President Donald Trump and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico met in Florida on Saturday to boost bilateral ties, including cooperation on a €15 billion ($17.4 billion) nuclear project.

The talks, held at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, underscored Bratislava’s effort to strengthen relations with Washington while pursuing policies that often diverge from the European Union mainstream.

The meeting followed Friday’s signing of an intergovernmental agreement on nuclear energy cooperation, a move that’s expected to open formal talks with Westinghouse Electric Co. Slovakia plans to build a 1,200 MW reactor under state ownership, and Fico has signaled that ...