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Péter Szijjártó

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Hungary & Asean: encounter of succesfull partners

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, December 5, 2017 5:41 PM

On 4 December 2017, The ’ASEAN Business Forum - Doing business in ASEAN’ one day event – jointly organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Hungarian National Trade House Ltd – was held in Budapest with the aim of promoting business opportunities in Southeast Asia for Hungarian companies and to expand their access to the region’s markets. Besides the accredited ambassadors and the members of the Diplomatic Corps, more than 50 Hungarian companies were represented at the Forum.

Exports could achieve record levels again this year

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, December 5, 2017 1:02 PM

“Exports could achieve record levels again this year; the total value of Hungarian exports could exceed 100 billion euros for the first time ever based on figures for the first nine months of this year”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said in Budapest at Monday’s session of Parliament’s Economic Committee.

There can be no strong EU without a strong Central and Southeastern Europe

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, December 5, 2017 1:00 PM

“A strong EU is impossible without a strong Central and Southeastern Europe”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó declared on Monday in Budapest.

The Hungarian Government wants to stop immigration

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, December 4, 2017 3:25 PM

While the Luxembourgian Foreign Minister wants to organise immigration, the Hungarian Government wants to stop it: “this is the fundamental and irresolvable difference between us”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó told Hungarian news agency MTI on Monday.

Member states have a right to debate the future of Europe

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, December 4, 2017 3:23 PM

“The right of EU member states to debate issues relating to the future of integration cannot be taken away”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said at his annual hearing before Parliament’s European Affairs Committee.

The value of Japanese working capital investments in Hungary could increase by up to 50 percent

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, December 4, 2017 1:05 PM

“The value of Japanese working capital investments in Hungary could increase by up to 50 percent within the next two to three years”, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s Parliamentary State Secretary Levente Magyar said in a telephone statement to Hungarian news agency MTI on Sunday following a two-day visit to Japan.

Hungary-Belarus economic forum held in Budapest

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, December 1, 2017 12:43 PM

“Hungarian and Belarussian economic cooperation is a market that holds perspective for both countries” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s Minister of State for Cultural and Science Diplomacy and Co-Chair of the Hungary-Belarus Inter-Governmental Committee for Economic Cooperation István Íjgyártó said on Thursday at an event organised by the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

There is an inexhaustible supply of illegal immigrants in Africa

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, November 30, 2017 6:00 PM

“There is an inexhaustible supply of illegal immigrants in Africa, and the EU and Brussels politics that encourages this is a total dead end that is endangering Europe’s security”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó underlined in a telephone statement to Hungarian news agency MTI from Abidjan, where he is representing the Hungarian Government at the 5th African Union-European Union Summit.

We must continue the fight against all forms of anti-Semitism

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, November 30, 2017 1:23 PM

“We must continue the fight against all forms of anti-Semitism, and it is our duty to do everything possible to ensure that everyone is free to practice their religion and embrace their ethnic identity”, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s Minister of State for Security Policy and International Cooperation, István Mikola said at an Action and Protection Foundation (Tett és Védelem, TEV) conference in Budapest on Wednesday.

The Tenth Budapest Human Rights Forum was opened by Minister of State for Security Policy and International Cooperation Dr. István Mikola

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, November 30, 2017 1:19 PM

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade is organising the Budapest Human Rights Forum for the tenth time on 28-29 November 2017. Similarly to previous years, the Forum provides an outstanding opportunity for national and international human rights experts, representatives of governmental and non-governmental organisations, and scientific researchers to exchange views on topical subjects of common interest.