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Fico: Unbelievable that After 90 Years Hungary Raises Ghosts from Past
Tuesday 01 June 2010 Zoom in | Print page
Bratislava, June 1 (TASR) - It's unbelievable that even after 90 years some people are raising ghosts from the past, said Prime Minister Robert Fico on Tuesday in his reaction to a newly-adopted Hungarian Act on Testimony of National Cohesion, by which Hungary condemns the Treaty of Trianon.
According to Fico, the new law passed by the Hungarian Parliament creates tremendous tension and an atmosphere of distrust, and threatens stability and peace in the centre of Europe. Therefore, in connection with the legal norm, the Slovak Government will use all means at its disposal to inform (about what's going on) all the countries that were present at the signing of Trianon, informed the premier. Fico also said that Slovakia finds it important to express its objections against the Hungarian law.
"We resolutely dismiss these constructs that the Hungarian Parliament is coming up with. This law can bring nothing positive to Hungarians, central Europe, and to the values that we stick to," emphasised Fico, calling the law "exceptionally dangerous", and saying he is worried of Hungary's activities aimed at disrupting the Slovak-Hungarian relations to continue.
The Act on Testimony of National Cohesion calls the peace treaty signed 90 years ago "the biggest tragedy for Hungarianness". The new Hungarian law also stipulates that there is a need to rediscuss conflicts that are still emerging as a result of Trianon.
The law further reads that "all the (Hungarian) communities that were thrown into subjection under several states are part of the united Hungarian nation, whose compatriot fellowship across the borders is reality".
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