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Péter Szijjártó condemns the Paris attack
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, April 21, 2017 11:01 AM
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó condemns the Paris attack, in which a police officer died and several others were injured, in the strongest possible terms, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade said in a statement to Hungarian news agency MTI on Thursday night.
A fair agreement must be concluded
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, April 20, 2017 1:14 PM
“A fair agreement must be concluded with relation to Great Britain’s exit of the European Union, which takes sufficient account of and enforces the interests of both Europe and Britain”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said as a press conference in Budapest on Thursday following talks with the British Minister responsible for Brexit negotiations David Davis.
Hungarian enterprises have a unique opportunity to expand in Kuwait
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, April 19, 2017 8:22 PM
“Hungarian enterprises are being given a unique opportunity to take part in the implementation of Kuwait’s economic development plan”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó announced in a telephone interview with Hungarian news agency MTI during talks in Kuwait City.
Tata is expanding in Budapest with 500 new employees and five thousand square metres of new office space
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, April 18, 2017 4:06 PM
“The fact that Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is expanding its capacities in Budapest and opening a new service centre with 500 new employees and five thousand square metres of new office space is the latest success for Hungary’s Eastern Opening policy”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó declared in Budapest at a press conference to mark the opening of Tata Consultancy Services’ new offices.
Confrontation with Turkey is not in Europe’s interests
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, April 18, 2017 12:36 PM
“Europe must avoid all possible confrontation that could lead to the breaking of the migration agreement with Turkey, but the death penalty is not regarded as acceptable with relation to European integration”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said on Tuesday in Budapest following his press conference at the opening of Tata Consultancy Services’ new offices.
Hungary calls on North Korea to refrain from further irresponsible steps
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, April 16, 2017 3:23 PM
Once more, North Korea conducted a missile test this Easter Sunday. Despite being unsuccessful, the test is a clear violation of the UN Security Council's relevant resolutions and further increases tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
Hungary and Serbia have a mutual interest in each other’s success
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, April 13, 2017 2:59 PM
“Hungary and Serbia have a mutual interest in each other’s success, and the jointly written success story, which primarily concerns the success of the Hungarian minority in Vojvodina and of the Serbian minority in Hungary, began a few years ago”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó highlighted on Thursday in Szabadka (Subotica), where contracts were concluded with more than 3700 successful applicants within the framework of the Hungarian Government’s economic recovery programme for Vojvodina.
It is our firm expectation with regard to Ukraine that it must guarantee the rights of the Hungarian minority
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, April 13, 2017 2:57 PM
“Hungary has provided much concrete assistance to Ukraine, and in exchange it expects that the rights of the Hungarian community living there are not impaired”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó stressed after he and his Slovakian and Czech counterparts Mirolsav Lajcák and Lubomir Zaorálek held joint talks with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin.
The automotive industry has written a 25-year success story in Hungary
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, April 13, 2017 1:28 PM
“The Hungarian economy could never had moved onto a growth trajectory without the automotive industry, the sector has achieved a 25-.year success story in Hungary since the regime change, but we cannot only rely on the success achieved thus far”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said at an automotive industry conference in Budapest organised by the Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency (HIPA).
European Commission transgresses its powers by far
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, April 13, 2017 10:03 AM
In answer to the question of the Hungarian news agency MTI, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó described Frans Timmermans’ statements as “pathetic accusations”.