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The persecution of Christians in Syria must be stopped and the return of displaced communities must be facilitated
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, September 27, 2018 9:15 AM
“The international community must also take action in Syria in the interests of stopping the persecution of Christians, and must help the communities that have been living in the region for a thousand years to ensure that their displaced groups can return home”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said on Wednesday in New York at an event held on the sidelines of the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly, organised by the European Union to facilitate political solutions to the Syrian conflict.
If Ukraine expels the Hungarian Consul in Berehove, Hungary will also expel a consul
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, September 26, 2018 4:14 PM
“If the Ukrainian Government decides to expel the Hungarian Consul in Berehove (Beregszász), Hungary will immediately expel a Ukrainian consul working in Hungary”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó announced with relation to his bilateral meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart, Pavlo Klimkin on Wednesday in New York on the sidelines of the high-level meeting of the 73rg United Nations General Assembly.
The EU must strive to conclude the most extensive and comprehensive free trade agreement possible with Great Britain
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, September 26, 2018 10:26 AM
“It is in Hungary’s interests for the most extensive and comprehensive free trade agreement possible to come about between Great Britain and the European Union from the time when Great Britain exits the EU”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó declared at a meeting with his British counterpart Jeremy Hunt in New York on the sidelines of the high-level General Debate of the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly, which began on Tuesday.
It is in Hungary’s strategic interests to remain China’s number one partner in Central Europe
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, September 26, 2018 9:00 AM
“It is in Hungary’s strategic interests to continue to be China’s number one economic, trade and investment partner within the Central European region”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó declared in New York.
Péter Szijjártó to sign educational and diplomatic agreements at bilateral meetings
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, September 25, 2018 10:42 AM
Four bilateral agreements on educational, scientific and diplomatic issues will be signed between Hungary and Moldova, Tunisia, Namibia and the Palestinian National Authority on Tuesday in New York as part of the high-level meetings of the session of the UN General Assembly which will start officially, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó announced.
Parts of the world seen as safe in the past are now facing threats
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, September 25, 2018 10:37 AM
Due to new security challenges, even those parts of the world are facing threats which we once regarded as face, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said at the Nelson Mandela Peace Summit held in conjunction with the session of the UN General Assembly on Monday.
Europe and the world must take action against the security risks posed by the new world order
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, September 24, 2018 5:02 PM
“A totally new world order is in development, and this is bringing with it new security risks, against which Europe and indeed the whole world must take action”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó declared in Monday in New York with relation to the fact that a separate meeting will be held on this issue during the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly, which is being held this week.
Hungary also has its Bavarian friends to thank for its success
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, September 24, 2018 2:53 PM
“The Hungarians have worked extremely hard and have prayed a lot for their homeland to once again be a successful and proud country, and we would not have managed to fight our battles successful without our friends, and without our Bavarian friends”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó emphasised in Friday in Munich at the official opening of the new Hungarian Consulate General building.
The UN should provide legal and security guarantees for the return of persecuted Christians
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, September 24, 2018 2:04 PM
“It should be the responsibility of the international community, and primarily the UN, to provide legal and security guarantees to enable Christian communities to return to where they have been living for centuries”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó declared in New York on Sunday evening local time, where he is attending the session of the UN General Assembly this week.
If Ukraine expels a Consul, Hungary will respond proportionally
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, September 24, 2018 2:00 PM
“If the Ukrainian party expels a Consul, Hungary will have no choice but to respond proportionally, but hopefully this can be avoided”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó declared on Sunday in Budapest.