Slovakia will impose border controls between May 24-June 8 during the Globsec international security conference to be held in Bratislava, the Interior Ministry said on Wednesday.

Slovakia is a member of the European Union and its Schengen border control-free zone. The conference, held May 29-31, is expected to be attended by several European heads of state and prime ministers. (Reporting by Jan Lopatka and Jason Hovet)