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He nevertheless expressed confidence that progress would come soon.
Speaking at a press conference in Bratislava after a meeting of the Visegrád Four prime ministers and their Irish counterpart, Magyar said he and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico had previously agreed, and reaffirmed Thursday, that these issues required preparatory work at the expert level. That work had not yet taken place.
“I am confident that, as with any Slovak prime minister, it is in the interest of the Slovak prime minister to find solutions to these issues,” Magyar said.
He added that bilateral relations could not advance without movement on at least land confiscation without compensation or the threat of imprisonment for expressing opinions.
Last year, Slovakia passed legislation criminalizing criticism of the Beneš Decrees, punishable by up to six months in prison, according to MTI.
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