The parties discussed the ongoing preparations for the Energy Charter Forum in Bratislava scheduled for autumn, and the situation with the supply of natural gas to the European Union trough Ukraine. Dr. Rusnák provided an update on the recent developments within the Energy Charter Process and the ongoing modernisation, including the negotiations on an Updated Energy Charter. Deputy Prime Minister Lajčák reiterated the support of the Slovak Republic to the modernisation of the Energy Charter and to its geographic expansion. Slovak diplomacy is actively cooperating with the Energy Charter Secretariat by providing important support within the format of Energy Charter Liaison Embassies in Podgorica (Montenegro) and Belgrade (Serbia).