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The UN Migration Compact is the worst possible step for handling illegal immigration
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, September 29, 2018 5:52 PM
“The adoption of the comprehensive Migration Compact currently under debate is the worst possible step that the UN can take for handling the challenge of migration, because it will lead to dangerous processes and further waves of immigration”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó declared in his speech at the high-level meeting of the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Friday evening.
We must work together to facilitate effective action against the new security challenges
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, September 29, 2018 5:46 PM
“The countries that make up the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, which was established as a forum for enabling closer relations between peoples and cultures, must increase their joint efforts in the interests of facilitating effective action against the new security challenges, including the wave of migration and religious extremism”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó declared on Friday evening in New York at the ministerial-level meeting of the Alliance’s member states.
Péter Szijjártó meets Russian Foreign Minister and U.S. Ambassador to UN
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, September 29, 2018 11:48 AM
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó held bilateral talks with the representative of both the United States and the Russian Government on Friday in New York on the sidelines of the high-level meeting of the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly. The Minister and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley agreed, amongst others, on the need to protect Christian communities and on rejecting the UN Global Compact for Migration, while he and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov discussed the agenda for November’s meeting of the Hungarian-Russian Economic Joint Committee, amongst other topics.
Hungary still does not accept the UN migration package
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, September 28, 2018 5:49 PM
“Hungary does not wish to take part in the adoption process of the global compact for migration ongoing in the UN in any respect, and does not regard it as applicable to itself in any way whatsoever”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó confirmed on Friday in New York during his negotiations on the sidelines of the high-level meeting of the UN General Assembly.
Péter Szijjártó presents award to Azerbaijani Foreign Minister
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, September 28, 2018 11:57 AM
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó presented the Silver Cross of the Hungarian order of Merit to his Azerbaijani counterpart, Elmar Mammadyarov on Thursday.
The return of persecuted Christians must be assured
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, September 28, 2018 11:55 AM
“We must assure that Christian communities in Syria and other parts of the world, who have lived there for a thousand years, but have been driven out because of their religion, can return home”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó declared in New York on Thursday evening at a debate held within the framework of the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly.
Support must be provided for the involvement of young people in peace mediation efforts
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, September 28, 2018 11:49 AM
“In the Hungarian Government’s view, the best way of protecting civilians is to attempt to avert conflicts, and young people must be given an important role in this process”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó declared on Thursday in New York on the sidelines of the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly at an event organised by the Group of Friends of Mediation, established to facilitate international mediation efforts.
Next year the production value of the automotive industry will reach a record 10 trillion forints
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, September 27, 2018 7:37 PM
Next year, the production value of the automotive industry will reach a record 10 trillion forints for the first time in the history of the Hungarian economy, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said in New York with relation to the fact that the Government has concluded a strategic partnership agreement with American company BorgWagner, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of turbochargers.
Jewish organisations can count on Hungary in the fight against anti-Semitism
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, September 27, 2018 10:24 AM
“Hungary has proclaimed a policy of zero tolerance with relation to anti-Semitism, will continue to take action against it in future, and will also be representing this position in international organisations”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó stressed in New York on Wednesday evening at an event held on the topic within the framework of the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly.
The European Commission is going against the will of the European nations
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, September 27, 2018 9:20 AM
“The European Commission’s representative is going totally against the will of the European nations”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said on Wednesday in reaction to the fact that at one of the events held on the sidelines of the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly in New York, the Brussels commission’s member for migration affairs, Dimitris Avramopoulos called on EU member states to make good on their promises with relation to transferring and re-settling immigrants.