He spoke at an evening gathering at Devin Castle to mark the 1,161st anniversary of the arrival of Sts. Cyril and Methodius, which is a national holiday in Slovakia.
Fico praised his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orbán for his recent trips to Kyiv and Moscow and criticized what he called liberal and progressivist ideologies.
“I do not want Slovakia to be among the countries that make a caricature of Western civilization,” he said.
Fico was shot while greeting supporters near the Slovak parliament building in Handlova on the afternoon of May 15.
The Slovak Prime Minister was in serious condition but not in immediate life-threatening danger. He sustained two to three gunshot wounds in the abdomen, with around five shots fired in total, Plus Jeden Deň reported.
Photos of the suspect surfaced later, leading to the arrest of 71-year-old Juraj Cintula, an author and supporter of the opposition party Progressive Slovakia.
The shooter expressed his discontent with the Slovak government's policies, Denník N and Refresher reported.
Doctors performed surgery on Fico on the night of May 16, ensuring his condition was stabilized and not life-threatening.