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Hungary calls for further measures against North Korea
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, November 30, 2017 1:18 PM
Hungary condemns in the strongest terms the intercontinental ballistic missile launch carried out by North Korea on 29 November local time, which once again violated North Korea’s international obligations as determined by multiple United Nations Security Council Resolutions. Moreover, the ballistic missile fell into the sea only 250 km west of the Japan coast, which is a clear infringement of Japan’s exclusive economic zone.
Hungary is profiting from China’s economic growth
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, November 28, 2017 12:28 PM
“Hungary has already been profiting significantly from China’s economic growth and will be profiting even more in the upcoming period; this means more jobs and development projects”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said on Hungarian M1 television’s Tuesday morning current affairs program.
The role of SMEs in cooperation between China and Central and Eastern Europe must be increased
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, November 28, 2017 12:24 PM
“The role played by SMEs in economic cooperation between China and the countries of Central and Eastern Europe must be increased”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said on Monday at the roundtable discussion organised within the framework of the China-CEEC 16+1 Summit currently being held in Budapest.
Kiev must fulfil its international obligations
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, November 27, 2017 12:58 PM
“Hungary will not sacrifice the Hungarian minority in Transcarpathia on the altar of world politics and will stand up to all attempts to place the Hungarian Government’s standpoint on Ukraine’s European aspiration into a mistaken geopolitical context”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó declared in Brussels of Friday following a summit of EU and Eastern Partnership countries’ heads of state and government.
Péter Szijjártó expresses his condolences to his Egyptian counterpart
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, November 27, 2017 11:53 AM
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó has expressed his condolences to his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry following the terrorist attack on the Sinai Peninsula.
The countries of the Eastern partnership must be given positive feedback
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, November 27, 2017 11:48 AM
“The European Union must give continuous positive feedback to the countries of the Eastern Partnership in view of the fact that cooperation with these countries is in the political, economic, energy-related and security interests of the Community”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó declared at a summit of EU and Eastern Partnership leaders in Brussels on Friday.
The Government condemns the terror attack
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, November 27, 2017 11:45 AM
“The Government condemns the terrorist attack in Egypt on Friday, which claimed at least 200 lives and injured over a hundred people, in the strongest possible terms”, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade told Hungarian news agency MTI.
Hungary condemns the terrorist attack in the city of Al-Arish on 24 November 2017 in the strongest possible terms
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, November 27, 2017 11:32 AM
The Government condemns the act of terrorism committed in the city of Al-Arish on 24 November 2017, which according to the information available has claimed at least 200 lives and injured 125 people, in the strongest possible terms. We hereby express our condolences to the families of the victims and wish the injured a speedy recovery.
Hungary’s goal is to be the region’s largest Chinese exporter
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, November 27, 2017 11:15 AM
“It is Hungary’s realistic goal for Central Europe to be China’s largest export partner and to also occupy a leading role with regard to Chinese investments destined for Central Europe”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó declared on Sunday in Budapest.
Deputy State Secretary Kristóf Altusz visits Latvia
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, November 24, 2017 2:23 PM
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s Deputy State Secretary for European and American Relations was on a working visit to Riga on 22-23 November, where he held talks with the Latvian Foreign Ministry’s Under-Secretary of State for European Affairs Solveiga SiIkalna and Political Director Andris Pelšs.