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FM: Pro-peace politicians face exceptional hardships in today’s world
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”.
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FM: Fico shooting is “shocking and appalling”
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.
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Fico: Slovakia does not back the curbing of Hungary’s rights in the EU
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico told a press conference that developments “around Hungary and Slovakia” in the EU were concerning.
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PM Orbán: Hungary-Slovakia relations are at a high point
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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Press statement by Viktor Orbán following his meeting with Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico
16 January 2024, Budapest
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Foreign Minister congratulates Fico on election win
Minister Szijjártó said the election result gives a chance for a stable government to be formed in Slovakia again and for Slovak-Hungarian relations to develop further.