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Slovakia will not boycott Hungary’s presidency, the Slovak President said
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Slovakia will not join any attempt or activity that aims to boycott the Hungarian presidency of the Council of the European Union, Slovak President Peter Pellegrini said on Thursday.
Pellegrini said at a joint press conference with Hungarian counterpart Tamas Sulyok that Slovak government representatives would participate in and support all Hungarian activities. He added that he did not think anyone should be punished for initiating dialogue.
Pellegrini expressed thanks for Hungary’s promise to extend air defence for Slovakia until the end of 2025.
He also said that economic help would further increase between the two countries, not only in terms of the exchange of goods but also for labour.
Sulyok calls for strengthening bilateral dialogue with Slovakia
Bilateral dialogue between Hungary and Slovakia should not only be maintained but strengthened so the two countries could serve their individual and joint interests even better, President Tamás Sulyok said on Thursday, after meeting his Slovak counterpart, Peter Pellegrini, in Budapest on Thursday. Sulyok told a joint press conference that he and Pellegrini had reviewed several areas “with a view of strengthening the [two countries’] strategic partnership”.
Regarding Hungary’s European Council presidency, Sulyok said he had asked for Pellegrini’s support to Hungary’s role as a “fair mediator” in issues such as curbing illegal migration, boosting European defence policy, an agricultural policy focusing on farmers, and “real solutions” to demographic challenges.
He said the two countries’ approach to enlargement was identical, calling for speeding up the accession process of the Western Balkans countries.
He added that he had told Pellegrini that it was well worth maintaining smaller groupings based on good dialogue and cooperation within the larger framework of the EU, “a larger alliance and framework of adaptation”.
Hungary apposed all types of aggression, President said
Sulyok said he supported the Visegrad initiative and expressed hope that the community could develop into an even stronger, European engine at the Polish summit during the winter.