Orban: Hungary, Slovakia 'two successful countries in successful region'

Prime Minister Viktor Orban described his talks with Slovak counterpart Peter Pellegrini on Tuesday as a "meeting of two successful countries in a successful region". Slovak-Hungarian cooperation and the Visegrad Group partnership contribute to the success of a common Europe, Orban told a joint press conference in Parliament after the meeting. The V4 is no longer an alliance of poor countries but composed of countries whose economies are characterised by "dynamism, financial discipline and great plans", he added. "Central Europe is in a period of great creation; we stand on the verge of a true central European renaissance," he said.