Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) will convene a meeting of the Slovak Security Council on Thursday (23 January) at 9.00 am. The Council should discuss the SIS information that was read out in the plenary of the Slovak National Council on Tuesday (21 January). The meeting will be extended and will also be attended by the President of the Slovak Republic, Peter Pellegrini, and the leadership of the National Council of the Slovak Republic.
At the press conference, Fico added that he believes it is obvious that the opposition does not want to enter into a fair political competition. He claims that there is a group of experts on the territory of the Slovak Republic who took part in the "events in Georgia" and in the Ukrainian Maidan. He pointed out that this group is being closely monitored.
The prime minister said the plan is to end the peaceful protest rallies by occupying government buildings such as the National Assembly of the Slovak Republic and the Presidential Palace. "In a normal legal democratic state, the security forces will intervene because it is a violation of the law, in some cases even a violation of the criminal law. The forces that are designated to do so will come in and, of course, start making order," Fico said. At that moment, he said, "all the TV stations in the world will be set up" and a picture will be created of the police intervening. The prime minister said there would then be mass protests and a takeover of the country.
The meeting with Orbán was spontaneous, friendly and substantive. Rich
Spontaneous, friendly and rich in content. Such according to Fico, was Tuesday's meeting with the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in Bratislava. The Prime Minister also invited Orbán to pay an official visit to Slovakia on 19 March on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Good Neighbourliness and Friendly Cooperation between the Slovak Republic and Hungary.
"I am glad that the quality of Slovak-Hungarian relations is currently at the highest possible level, Hungarian-Slovak coexistence is not a political issue. We share the same opinion not only on the events in our countries, but also on the international scene," Fico said. He described the meeting with Orbán as spontaneous, friendly and very wide-ranging. "We talked about the current situation in the European Union, we mentioned the first steps of US President Donald Trump," said Fico. In this context, he added that he shared many of the same views and opinions with the new White House chief, for example on migration and family issues.
He also informed his counterpart about current domestic political issues in the Slovak Republic, including the activities of the opposition and its criticism of the government's positions on international political issues. "Here at this meeting I also stress that our living space is the EU and NATO, but we have the right to be critical," Fico stressed. He added that both governments are aware of their responsibility to prepare their countries for various events that may occur in the Union. He also informed Orbán about the government's latest upcoming steps, including the constitutional guarantee of only two sexes - male and female.
The Hungarian Prime Minister agreed with the assessment of the high quality of relations between the two countries and also stressed that both countries are members of the EU and NATO. "And it will stay that way," he stressed. However, he had the same opinion about the dynamic developments in the world and in Europe. He even thinks that with Trump's accession to the US presidency, Slovakia and Hungary are entering the mainstream of thought in the Western world. "The Western world stands on two legs, European and American, and with the views on migration or the family formulated by the new American president, which coincide with our views, we are becoming part of the mainstream of thought in the Western world," Orbán said.
He reiterated Hungary's interest in ending the war in Ukraine as soon as possible, condemned the intentions to prolong the conflict and criticised the anti-Russian sanctions, which harm the interests of EU Member States, including Hungary and Slovakia. "That is why we are pleased that Mr Fico, for example, has been vocal in criticising the cancellation of gas transit through Ukraine and pointing out the negative impact of this move on Europe." He added. He also supported Fico in his efforts to restore transit.
Both prime ministers supported Ukraine's aspirations to join the EU, but stressed that integration must take place in accordance with the conditions to be met. Both rejected Ukraine's accession to NATO.
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