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The agreement adopted in the UN is more African–Asian–Latin-American than global
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, December 20, 2018 11:26 AM
“There was no surprise at Wednesday’s vote on the UN Global Compact for Migration during the organisation’s plenary session in New York with relation to the fact that the adoption of the Compact was supported by the African, Asian, Latin-American and the Small Island countries, obviously because it conforms to their interests”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó declared in a statement to public media from New York following the vote.
World organisation makes a serious mistake with adoption of migration compact
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, December 19, 2018 4:46 PM
The UN General Assembly is making a very serious mistake by adopting the global migration compact at its Wednesday plenary meeting, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said shortly before the beginning of the meeting in New York.
Nissan to expand its business service centre in Budapest
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, December 18, 2018 1:04 PM
“Japanese car manufacturer Nissan will be expanding its only European business and financial service centre in Budapest; Hungary won the investment by one of the world’s most innovative automotive industry companies amid stiff regional competition”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said at a press conference on Tuesday in Budapest.
Hungarian company to build sewage treatment plant in Ghana
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, December 18, 2018 12:38 PM
A sewage treatment plant will be constructed with Hungarian participation in the Ghanaian city of Kumasi, which has a population of 2.5 million, thanks to which the everyday lives of over a hundred thousand people will become healthier and more liveable.
Hungary accredits first ever Ambassador in Liberia
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, December 18, 2018 10:52 AM
“Hungary has accredited an Ambassador in Liberia for the first time: the Hungarian Ambassador to Ghana recently presented his credentials to Liberian President George Weah”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó announced on Monday at a press conference in Budapest following talks with Liberian Foreign Minister Gbehzohngar Milton Findley.
Airbus Helicopters to establish parts factory in Hungary
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, December 18, 2018 8:39 AM
“Airbus Helicopters will be establishing a helicopter parts plant in Hungary; the facility, which will be completed by 2021, will create hundreds of new jobs thank to the cooperation between the Hungarian Government and the company”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said at a press conference in Budapest on Monday.
Spain is an important ally of Hungary
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, December 17, 2018 4:06 PM
“Spain is an important ally of Hungary in view of the fact that both states are members of the same political and defence alliances: the European Union (EU ) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó declared on Monday in Budapest following a meeting with Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation Josep Borrell.
More and more countries are rejecting the UN Global Compact for Migration
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, December 17, 2018 12:56 PM
“More and more countries have indicated their reservations with relation to the UN Global Compact for Migration, meaning the number of countries that reject the Compact could increase”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said at his hearing before Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee on Monday in Budapest.
Hungary is counting on Cypriot gas
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, December 14, 2018 12:59 PM
“Hungary is continuously looking for alternative opportunities with which to increase its energy security and diversify its procurement sources, and accordingly it regards the Cypriot gas to be extracted from the Aphrodite gas field as a realistic alternative, and the two countries have now concluded a bilateral energy agreement with relation to this”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said on Friday in his inaugural speech at the new Hungarian Consulate in Nicosia.
New Consulate in Edinburgh facilitates the development of Hungarian-Scottish relations
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, December 13, 2018 8:11 PM
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó inaugurated a Consulate in the Scottish capital of Edinburgh on Thursday. The foreign representation will facilitate the development of Hungarian-Scottish relations, he emphasised.