Bratislava - Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico and his Hungarian counterpart Ferenc Gyurcsany failed to thaw icy relations between their countries in a meeting called to stem nationalist tensions.

While the leaders called for cooperation after their meeting in the border town of Komarno, they mostly engaged in a stinging exchange that did more to highlight their disagreements than signal a quick way out of the crisis.

"The biggest problem is the export of fascism and extremism from Hungarian territory to Slovakia," Fico said at a press conference televised on the TA3 news channel.

Bratislava - Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico and his Hungarian counterpart Ferenc Gyurcsany were meeting in the border town of Komarno-Revkomarom to discuss recent tensions between their two countries.

Hungarian right-wing extremists have demonstrated in recent weeks over territorial claims in Slovakia, which was once part of Hungary.

Fico has accused the Hungarian government of not doing anything to halt the demonstrations.

Meanwhile, Budapest has criticized Slovakia for the brutal treatment meted out by Slovakian police to right-wing extremists attending a football match in the southern Slovakian town of Dunajska Streda, also known as Dunaszerdahely in Hungarian.

Berlin - Kinga Goncz, foreign minister of Hungary which was rescued last month by international lenders from financial collapse, called in Berlin Friday for better European Union coordination in crises.

He spoke after meeting with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier. Both said they favoured joint EU strategies to deal with financial and economic crises.

"I'm firmly convinced this will work," said Steinmeier.

"Europe can only be strong if we work together and coordinate our actions with one another," said Goncz.

Budapest  - Hungary plans a 1.4-trillion-forint (6.5-billion-dollar) stimulus package to boost its ailing economy, the government said Thursday, after international lenders last month staved off the ex-communist nation's financial collapse.

The proposal is designed to ease Hungary's severe credit crunch, generate more than 9 billion dollars in new investment and create 20,000 new jobs, Economy Minister Gordon Bajnai told members of parliament in Budapest.

Budapest (Hungary), Nov 11: India and Hungary will sign an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for enhancing cooperation in the field of sports.

This was decided at the meeting of Dr. M. S. Gill, Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports with his Hungarian counterpart, Dr. Istvan Gyenesei here today

Dr. Gill is currently on a four-day visit to Hungary.

During the meeting, both leaders discussed various modes for enhancing the cooperation between the two countries in the field of sports especially in the areas of coaching and training of athletes.

Baghdad - Hungary, Bulgaria and South Korea will each withdraw their troops from Iraq by the end of 2008, a spokesman for Iraq's Ministry of Defence told the Voices of Iraq news agency on Friday.

The troops will leave after finishing their tour of duty, said spokesman Mohamed al-Askary adding that most of the soldiers duties were "humanitarian."

Bulgarian Minister of Defence Teodor Melescanu was quoted by US media as saying some Bulgarian personnel would stay in Iraq to work as advisors to the Iraqi national authorities.