Slovak and Hungarian Premiers Sign Memorandum on Cross-border Development

Bratislava, April 28 (TASR) - Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) and his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban signed on Monday a memorandum on cross-border development between Slovakia and Hungary. According to Fico, the official visit confirmed the above-standard friendly relations between the countries, but at the same time also the relations between them personally. The Slovak premier stated that there are currently no outstanding political issues that would disturb the countries. If needed, he said, the prime ministers are ready to sit down and address any disputes. "We exchanged information in the field of nuclear energy, where Slovakia is very far away, because today a substantial part of the electricity we consume in Slovakia is produced in nuclear power plants. I'm glad that there is cooperation between renowned Slovak companies in this field and reputable Hungarian companies in projects of this type, which are being implemented in Hungary," said Fico. The Slovak prime minister also pointed out that as of July 1 Hungary is due to become the presiding country of the Visegrad Four (V4 - the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia). Fico asked Orban to do his best to revive this regional cooperation. "The V4 cooperation was deliberately destroyed and eliminated because the big players in the European Union didn't accept that there was regional cooperation in the European Union, which represented more than 60 million people and which ensured that these four countries were able to pursue their own interests," noted Fico, promising to support Orban in his efforts. am/mcs