WE WANT TO CONTINUE COOPERATION WITH HUNGARY ON ENERGY SECURITY
A few minutes ago, I had a phone conversation with the winner of the Hungarian elections, Mr. Péter Magyar. I congratulated him on his result and invited him, as the newly elected Prime Minister, to pay a traditional visit to Slovakia.
An official visit by Péter Magyar to Slovakia, or my visit to Budapest, will be preceded by a working meeting at the EU summit in Brussels.
I emphasized that Slovak–Hungarian relations have for many years not been a subject of political competition, and that I care about the good coexistence of Slovaks and Hungarians in Slovakia.
The main reason for my call with Péter Magyar was to learn about the positions of the new Hungarian political leadership regarding the reopening of the Druzhba oil pipeline and the lawsuit against the RePowerEU regulation, which the Slovak Republic and Hungary are filing against the EU in connection with the halt of Russian gas and oil supplies. I suggested discussing any other topics in person.
Referring to the fact that Péter Magyar is not yet officially the Prime Minister of Hungary, the winner of the Hungarian elections responded to my questions only in general terms. However, it clearly emerged from the conversation that Péter Magyar’s priority in Slovak–Hungarian relations is, and will be, the Beneš Decrees, on which we have fundamentally different positions.
: Robert Fico
Prime Minister of Slovakia