FM: Hungary and Slovenia’s current cooperation is the most effective yet
Minister Szijjártó met the Slovenian foreign minister and the energy minister on the sidelines of the Bled Strategic Forum on Monday.
Minister Szijjártó met the Slovenian foreign minister and the energy minister on the sidelines of the Bled Strategic Forum on Monday.
Tibor Navracsics said the goal was to preserve identities, enrich cultural life and strengthen businesses.
Minister Szalay-Bobrovniczky said “we need to find opportunities for cooperation and strengthen our defense ties to maintain security in the region”.
The foreign minister noted that Slovenia has so far been Hungary’s only neighbor without a link between the two countries’ gas networks.
The Croatian government has agreed to contribute the cost of the VAT, or 1.6 billion forints (EUR 4.2m), for the reconstruction of the school with 20 classrooms and a gym which was destroyed by an earthquake in 2020.
Hungary’s disaster management authority said the aid will only be sent to Slovenia once it has been accepted.
Storms and heavy rains in recent days have caused massive floods and significant damage in Slovenia.
László Kövér attended an event marking the 30th anniversary of the Hungarian-Slovenian bilateral agreement on minority rights.
At the meeting, PM Orbán and Pirc Musar discussed the issue of European security with a focus on the war in Ukraine and the possibilities of promoting peace.
President Novák and Pirc Musar agreed on condemning Russian aggression in Ukraine and finding a quick route to peace, and seeking allies to achieve this.
László Kövér thanked the city of Kranj for joining the inauguration of Petőfi’s bust on the poet’s 200th birth anniversary and the 175th anniversary of the 1848-49 revolution and freedom fight.
The house speaker met with Urška Klakočar Zupančič, his Slovenian counterpart, to discuss bilateral issues with special regard to ethnic Slovenes in Hungary and Slovenia Hungarians.
Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky said that he was in agreement with Marjan Šarec about the security of the western Balkans having special significance, with no European security existing without it.