According to Prime Minister Robert Fico, sovereign positions of Hungary and Slovakia would be suitable for a significant strengthening of cooperation within the Visegrad Four (V4-Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland). He was speaking on Sunday in Esztergom, northern Hungary, at a meeting marking the 135th anniversary of the construction of the Maria Valeria Bridge linking Esztergom in Hungary and Štúrovo in Slovakia.
The Visegrad Four group is currently presided over by Hungary. Its Premier Viktor Orban was also present in the event and gave a speech, too.
Fico offered cooperation primarily in the issues of safe energy supplies for the countries involved in V4 format. “No one should tell us where we should get oil and gas from, as according to international law, it is a sovereign country that decides on its energy mix,” he claimed. He assured Hungarian Prime Minister of sharing his opinion that the political ideological decision to completely cut off Europe from these Russian fuel supplies won't only harm Hungary and Slovakia the most, but will significantly harm the entire European Union as well," stressed Fico.
The second serious issue is illegal migration, stated Fico, who praised steps taken in this regard by the Hungarian government, as they "have helped the whole of Europe".
Hungary has been presiding over the V4 since July 1 for the seventh time.
Source: TASR
