Slovakia must be a part of Europe, a part of its core, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said here Tuesday.

Fico made the remarks during a discussion at a business club in Bratislava, dismissing as "nonsense" the notion of Slovak opposition politician Richard Sulik to shift into reverse gear.

"We have already adopted the euro and joined the Schengen zone," he said. "Moreover, Slovakia belongs to the countries that, unlike Poland, think the EU founding treaties do not have to be revised."

Fico, however, said the Slovak government would maintain its position to keep refusing refugee quotas regarding the migrant crisis.

"If this migration is to be stopped, we must focus on the countries that migrants are coming from," Fico said.

Source: Xinhua