“The construction of the new Danube bridge connecting Komárom and Komárno is continuing, and the work will be completed by the end of this summer or early autumn”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó announced on his Facebook page on Wednesday.

The Minister explained that he had held talks with Slovakia’s new Foreign Minister, Ivan Korčok, and the parties had thanked each other for their mutual assistance in bringing home Hungarian and Slovakian citizens stranded abroad because of the coronavirus pandemic. “Slovakia has brought home 89 Hungarians, while Hungary has returned 24 Slovakian citizens from various points around the world”, he pointed out.

Mr. Szijjártó highlighted that the parties had assured each other of the fact that they will be maintaining the unrestricted flow of goods between their two countries. “This is of fundamental importance with relation to assuring the secure supply of the Slovakian and Hungarian people, particularly in view of the fact that bilateral trade flow far exceeded ten billion euros last year”, he explained.

The Hungarian Foreign Minister emphasised that the parties had agreed that the construction of the new Danube bridge connecting Komárom (Hungary) and Komárno (Slovakia) will be continuing according to the original schedule, and the work will be completed at the end of this summer or in early autumn.

“In accordance with previous agreements and plans, the high voltage electricity networks of the two countries will be connected at two points, in addition to which the capacity of the interconnector linking our natural gas pipeline systems will also be significantly increased”, Mr. Szijjártó also stated.

(Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade / MTI)