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MegosztomHungarian-Slovak relations could be rebuilt from the ground up, but for as long as the Magyar Garda acts as cultural attache to our northern neighbours, and as long as Robert Fico and Jan Slota form our picture of the Slovaks and their thinking, then results are going to be scarce. And nor are people abroad very sympathetic to our position, argues Zoltan Novak, head of research at the Dignity Political Analyses Centre.
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Ferenc Gyurcsany and Robert Fico's meeting in Komarno achieved few results. The Hungarian prime minister's proposals were received cooly, and the four-point joint declaration was fairly bland.
Ferenc Gyurcsany and Robert Fico © TASR |
Of course, it often happens that politicians emphasise their differences of opinion after a meeting, but normally these differences are summed up in a few sentences, after which achievements and options for the future are listed. This time it was different. The Slovak prime minister, after reciting the ritual list of achievements, delivered a kind of speech for the prosecution, listing his resentments and his concerns.
Afterwards, the Hungarian prime minister had to react to his partner's comments, and so he replied with Hungarian arguments and concerns. Had he not done so, reports would have focused on Hungary's claimed export of fascism. The Slovak prime minister then reacted to Gyurcsany's reaction. So, not only were the complaints listed, but, answering questions from the press, the two politicians entered a dialogue. The situation created a space where viewpoints could clash. It seemed that the Hungarian prime minister came out on top. Fico must have felt the same, because he later accused the Slovak press of behaving inappropriately at the press conference and of "serving foreign interests."
