Minister Szijjártó said Andrej Danko reassured him of the promise given previously by Slovakia's speaker and the country's foreign minister that the Slovak majority in the governing coalition had no...
Hungary's government attaches great importance to the fate of ethnic Hungarians in Slovakia, Minister Szijjártó said after talks with Slovak parliamentary speaker Péter Ziga.
The foreign minister said the government would continue to work to ensure that the law has no negative impact on ethnic Hungarians.
“We have told Ukraine’s authorities that it has been an incomprehensible, unacceptable and unfriendly decision," said the foreign minister.
Hungary will make every effort to ensure that significant support is provided for the ethnic Slovak community in Hungary.
The president said the European community of independent nation-states was currently guaranteed by the basic treaties.
The prime minister said peace was the most pressing issue currently, “but Europe is speaking the language of war.” Hungary and Slovakia, meanwhile, are speaking the language of peace.
The 50-meter St Borbála Bridge costing some 3 billion forints (EUR 7.6m) will allow drivers to cross the border in only a couple of minutes instead of driving 20 kilometers.
Hungary is a major business partner to Slovakia, Peter Pellegrini said. He welcomed that the turnover of bilateral trade was on the increase and that both countries supported their ethnic minorities.
11 March 2024, Budapest
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico told a press conference that developments “around Hungary and Slovakia” in the EU were concerning.
The prime minister has welcomed Robert Fico’s return to office, adding that “we have long been waiting for this meeting”.
16 January 2024, Budapest