Speaker expresses ‘deep shock’ over attack on Slovak PM Fico

Written by BT/MTI

Speaker of Parliament Laszlo Kover has expressed his “deep shock and total indignation” over the “brutal armed attack” against Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico.

“I would like to express my sincere sympathies to the family and the Slovak nation on behalf of myself and the Hungarian parliament at this difficult time,” Kover said in a statement on Wednesday, adding that he was praying for Fico’s speedy recovery.