Hungary aims for strategic, long-term cooperation with Slovenia, says Orbán in Bled

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has said Hungary and Slovenia are working to ensure there is a strategic basis for cooperation in the long term.

Speaking to journalists in Bled, Slovenia, on Tuesday, Orbán noted that in his talks with Slovenian counterpart Janez Jansa they agreed that the two countries would strive for good neighbourly relations but that it would take a few more months before a concrete plan emerged.

The basis for such a plan will be each country’s support for their respective national minority communities, he said, adding that the bedrock of ties was also the aid Hungary provided to Slovenia during the coronavirus epidemic.

The prime minister said

the tone of Hungarian-Slovenian relations was much more positive than ever before.

Orbán said he agreed with Jansa that it was important to keep state relations separate from party ties in the interest of building the foundations for long-term cooperation.

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Both ruling parties belong to the European Christian Democrats, Orban noted, adding that this fact would nevertheless smooth their joint work.