Hungarian Opposition Leader Sets Precondition for Talks with Slovak PM Fico

Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyar has confirmed he will not engage in dialogue with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico until the issue of the Beneš Decrees is resolved. The post-World War II decrees, which stripped ethnic Germans and Hungarians of property and citizenship in former Czechoslovakia, remain a contentious issue between the two countries. Fico has shown no willingness to address the historical grievances. László Gubík, head of the Hungarian Alliance party in Slovakia's parliament, acknowledged the stance could strain relations between the Slovak and Hungarian governments. Gubík, who represents Slovakia's ethnic Hungarian minority, admitted to voting for Hungary's ruling Fidesz party as a Hungarian citizen but said his party would maintain its strategic partnership with the Hungarian government regardless of the diplomatic tensions.