Mr Ľubomír Jahnátek the Slovak Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development received Mr Gyula Budai Parliamentary State Secretary of the Hungarian Ministry of Rural Development on August 23 in Nitra. The representative of the Hungarian Ministry arrived for a one day visit to attend the 39th AGROCOMPLEX International Fair in Nitra, which is an outstanding event for agricultural economy in the Central-European Region. Press Release.

It became clear at the meeting that the Slovak Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Slovak partner ministry both follow closely the work of the Hungarian Ministry, since the interests of the two countries are similar in many areas.
Mr Ľubomír Jahnátek highlighted the smooth cooperation experienced at the V4+2 Meeting in Poland in July, where both countries signed the Joint Declaration on the future of the Common Agricultural Policy.
The parties welcomed that the meeting took place, since the Slovak relation has a key role due to neighbourly, V4 and EU relations.

During the day Mr Budai held a bilateral meeting with Ms Magdalena Lacko-Bartošová State Secretary of Slovakia who will visit Hungary to continue bilateral negotiations on agriculture and rural development.

(Press Office of the Ministry of Rural Development)