Slovakia to enter talks to buy three C-390 aircraft, Brazil's Embraer says

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Slovakia will kick off talks in January for the purchase of three C-390 aircraft, Brazilian planemaker Embraer said on Tuesday.

Slovak Prime Minister Roberto Fico is on a visit to Brasilia.

The South American nation's ministry of defense signed an agreement with its Slovak counterpart on Tuesday to encourage closer industrial cooperation between the two countries, Embraer added in a statement.

(Reporting by Gabriel Araujo; Editing by Sarah Morland)