Hungarian minister met with the leader of the Hungarian-hater, far-right SNS in Slovakia
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Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, paid a visit to Slovakia on Monday. He met with his Slovakian counterpart Rastislav Káčer and many other politicians. Probably the most interesting participant in these meetings was the leader of the SNS, a far-right nationalist party. On Tuesday, he also met with Robert Fico, ex-prime minister of Slovakia.
On Monday, Péter Szijjártó went to Slovakia to meet with politicians, most importantly his counterpart Rastislav Káčer. They had discussed some disagreements, relating to the further use of Russian crude oil or the freezing of EU funds for Hungarian. After the meeting, he went on to meet Peter Žiga, Minister of Economic Affairs. They developed a much better rapport than with the previously mentioned politicians. Szijjártó went on to refer to Žiga as his friend, who helped to increase trade and economic activity between the two countries. He also called Igor Matovič his friend, who helped to improve Hungarian-Slovakian relations as prime minister and helped to defended Hungarian interests in Brussels.
Meeting the far-right
Probably the weirdest moment of the day occurred during the minister’s meetup with Andrej Danko. Danko gifted Szijjártó with a soccer jersey bearing his name. It was supposed to be a follow-up gesture to the Hungarian prime minister’s scarf incident that he sported during the World Cup.
Parties standing on national foundations will always get along — said Szijjártó about the Hungarian-hating SNS. The goal is common: stand up for the interests of the nation — added Szijjártó, reports Parameter.sk. Danko always stood up for Slovakian interests, and he appreciates that the Hungarian government does the same for Hungary.
