Speaker of Parliament László Kövér held talks with Slovak President Peter Pellegrini in Budapest on Thursday, parliament’s press service said. At their meeting, Kövér and Pellegrini reviewed Hungarian-Slovak political relations, issues concerning their national communities, the status of the Visegrad Group cooperation, the situation of the European Union and international challenges such as the war in Ukraine, along with the possibilities for establishing peace as soon as possible. According to the statement, Kövér said in connection with Hungary’s presidency of the Council of the EU that Hungary would do its utmost to make progress on all issues on which Hungary and Slovakia held similar positions. Among the seven main priorities of the Hungarian presidency, the speaker highlighted the aim of curbing illegal migration. Pellegrini is on an official visit to Budapest at the invitation of Hungarian President Tamás Sulyok.