Slovak Culture Minister Lubica Lassakova said at the event in Vác, in northern Hungary, that culture is a bridge between peoples. Slovakia as the group’s next president will continue Hungary’s work, she said.

The event was also attended by Bence Rétvári, state secretary at the Hungarian human resources ministry and the chief patron of the event, as well as Czech deputy culture minister Petra Smolikova and Polish deputy culture minister Pawel Lewandowski.

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