The right to a safe and secure life is a fundamental human right, and what is at stake in the upcoming elections is whether there will be a government which stands up for this right, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade stated at his press conference held in Várpalota on Tuesday.

According to the UN and the European Union which are in the process of debating a migration package, the right to migration is a fundamental human right. By contrast, the Hungarian government believes that migration is dangerous and regards the safety of the Hungarian people as a fundamental right, Péter Szijjártó stressed.

He added that what is at stake in the upcoming elections is whether there will be a government which is prepared to fight for the country’s security.

Both the EU and the UN are pressing Member States to adopt the migration package as from the first of July Austria – a country that is opposed to migration – will take over the EU presidency. This is why they are trying to break Hungarian resistance, the Minister said.

After the press conference Mr Szijjártó said at a forum attended by members of the public that, based on the example of Western Europe, the immigrant minority made no effort to adopt the customs and values of majority society, but in fact they “created parallel cultures”, and in consequence, the minority imposed its will on the majority.

He said that the EU seeks to present migration as a positive, useful and unstoppable phenomenon; however, the Hungarians have refuted these claims.

More than 400,000 migrants travelled across Hungary whom we managed to stop with the construction of the border fence. The way we seek to address our economic and demographic problems is up to the Hungarian people, and it is not for other countries to force their solutions on us, he said.

He added that while there may be countries where migration may be the solution to these problems, this is not an alternative for us.

“In contrast to the diversity” of multiculturalism, we believe in the values of a Christian Hungarian society, Mr Szijjártó stated.

He added that according to the Hungarian position, those crossing the border illegally should not be “excused”, but punished.

“It is our right to decide who may enter Hungary and whom we wish to live together with”, he said.

Mr Szijjártó asked the attendees to support candidate for Member of Parliament Károly Kontrát (Fidesz-KDNP) in the upcoming elections.

Mr Kontrát, Fidesz Member of Parliament for the constituency said he believes that electors have faith in him, which is also testified to by the large number of attendees at the forum.

The government-party Member of Parliament drew attention to the dangers inherent in migration and the importance of voting.

(MTI)