PM Orban in Talks with Leader of Slovakia's Hungarian Alliance Party

On Monday in the Carmelite Monastery, Prime Minister and Fidesz President Viktor Orban received Krisztian Forro, the president of the Hungarian Alliance party and the party's presidential candidate in Slovakia, the PM's press chief said.

PM Orban held talks with the president the Hungarian Alliance party in Slovakia (Photo: PM's Press Office/Benko Vivien Cher)

One of the topics Orban and Forro discussed was Slovakia's presidential elections coming up on Saturday. In this context, they stressed the importance of unity and cohesion. Krisztian Forro noted that the vote is not primarily about his person, but about the Hungarian community in Slovakia showing that Hungarians are there and that Hungarian will be spoken in Slovakia even in a thousand years' time.

Photo: Prime Minister's Press Office/Vivien Cher Benko 

During their talks on Monday, Orban and Forro highlighted the importance of the Visegrad Four Group (V4), arguing that despite differences of opinion, Czechia, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia should find common ground as they can achieve more together. 

Regarding the war in Ukraine, Viktor Orban and Krisztian Forro called for a ceasefire and peace talks, and took a stance against sending weapons or troops to Ukraine, which is diametrically opposed to Hungary's interests.

Cover photo: In the photo released by the PM's Press Office, Prime Minister Viktor Orban (r) and Krisztian Forro, the president of the Hungarian Alliance party and the party's presidential candidate in Slovakia, meet at the Carmelite Monastery in Budapest on March 28, 2024 (Photo: MTI/PM's Press Office)