PM Orbán holds talks with Slovak counterpart in Bratislava
Given Ukraine's decision to halt gas shipments, the two countries' energy security was high on the agenda.
Given Ukraine's decision to halt gas shipments, the two countries' energy security was high on the agenda.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico in Bratislava on Tuesday for a working lunch focused on energy security and regional cooperation.
The foreign minister said there was a mounting danger of the war in Ukraine escalating, and he said many European leaders had been captured by “war madness”.
The Slovak prime minister was shot in the town of Handlova (Nyitrabánya), some 150 kilometres northeast of Bratislava. He was taken to hospital and a suspect has been detained.
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”.
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