RIYADH: Saudi Arabia on Thursday condemned the attempted assassination of Slovakia’s prime minister, Robert Fico, the foreign ministry said. “The Kingdom rejects all forms of violence, reaffirming its full solidarity with Slovakia against everything that threatens its security and stability,” the statement read. The ministry wished a speedy recovery for the prime minister, who remains, according to his deputy, in a “very serious condition” after the attack in Handlova. Fico was admitted to hospital on Wednesday where he underwent a five-hour emergency surgery after being shot five times. The shooting was the first major assassination attempt on a European political leader for more than 20 years, and drew international condemnation, with political analysts and legislators saying it was indicative of an increasingly febrile and polarised political climate across the continent.