Foreign Policies

Kiska Sees Politicians' Will behind Best-ever Slovak-Hungarian Relations

Budapest, December 5 (TASR correspondent) – The will of politicians is behind the best-ever relationship between Slovakia and Hungary, Slovak President Andrej Kiska said following the meeting with his Hungarian counterpart Janos Ader in Budapest on Monday.

“The will and the role of politicians was and is visible behind these all-time best relations. And it is visible, on the model of the Hungarian-Slovak relationship, how very important the tone taken by politicians is,” Kiska told a news conference, adding that if there are differing opinions on some issues, they are always being solved not in the media, but rather through political discussion.

Ader stressed that Slovakia is Hungary’s third most important trade partner. The two countries managed to develop their relations significantly in the field of transport over the past few years, said Ader, adding that cooperation in the field of energy security is very efficient, too.

SPPK: If Farmers Aren't Taken Seriously, They Will Be Seen in Streets More Often

If farmers' demands are not taken seriously, they will be seen in the streets more often, Slovak Agriculture and Food Chamber chairman Emil Macho told a news conference held in front of the Parliament's building on Thursday.

PM: Slovakia to Organise Repeated Mass Testing, Two Dozen Districts Exempt

Bratislava, November 2 (TASR) – Slovakia will organise a repeated mass testing for the coronavirus, but districts with positivity rates below 0.7 percent in the testing this past weekend will be exempt from the second round, Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) announced after a meeting of the Central Crisis Management

President Supports Civic Collection to Purchase Ammunition for Ukraine

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