Hungarian Foreign Ministry vows to fight Slovak language law in int'l arena

[Francis Hult]

China View News

 

Hungarian Foreign Ministry vows to fight Slovak language law in int'l arena 

 

Voicing its "disappointment" that Slovakia's president signed a "state language" bill into law, Hungarian Foreign Ministry vowed on Friday to turn to international forums to fight for repeal of the law. 

 

The Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the law discriminates against Hungarian residents of Slovakia and violates international norms. 

 

The law, adopted by Slovakia's parliament on June 30, and signed on Friday by President Ivan Gasparovic, declares the Slovak language to be the country's "language of public contact" and requires that it, and Slovak place names be used in all public affairs.

 

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