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There is an urgent need for European-Russian reconciliation
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, January 23, 2017 5:59 PM
Hungary takes the view that, from a European viewpoint, there is an urgent need for reconciliation between the EU and Russia, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó stated at a joint press conference after his meeting with Sergey Lavrov, the head of Russian diplomacy held on Monday in Moscow.
Identification of the victims could take several days
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, January 23, 2017 10:04 AM
On Sunday, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said at a press conference that “the identities of the 16 dead and two critically injured victims of Friday’s bus crash in Verona have yet to be determined”.
One injured person in critical condition, two others severely injured
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, January 21, 2017 1:12 PM
Sixteen people died in the coach accident which occurred in the vicinity of Verona, in Italy, just before midnight, one person in a critical condition is being kept in an artificially induced coma, two persons are severely injured, ten persons have serious injuries, while thirteen have light injuries. Twelve people survived the accident without injuries, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó told the press.
Loud applause for the Hungarians at the Eurosonic festival in Groningen
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, January 20, 2017 2:00 PM
A wide variety of Hungary related programmes took place at the 31st edition of one of Europe’s most relevant music showcase events, the Eurosonic music conference and festival held in Groningen, the Netherlands.
Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade concerning the earthquakes in Italy
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, January 19, 2017 3:25 PM
Hungary’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade was shocked to learn of the consequences of the avalanche after series of earthquakes which hit Italy on 18 January.
Belgium recognises that countries lying at external borders of EU contribute to stopping flow of migration
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, January 19, 2017 1:23 PM
Belgium recognises that the closure of the Western Balkans migration route has actually contributed to reducing the flow of immigration reaching Europe, and that the countries lying at the external borders of the European Union, including Hungary, play an important role in stopping the wave of migration, Kristóf Altusz, Deputy State Secretary responsible for European and US relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade informed the Hungarian news agency MTI regarding his talks in Brussels.
We need a fair agreement with Britain
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, January 18, 2017 3:23 PM
The European Union must come to a fair agreement with Britain as the absence of such an agreement would result in disastrous economic consequences for the EU, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said at his Wednesday press conference held in Budapest.
Departing US Ambassador to Budapest decorated
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, January 18, 2017 8:58 AM
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó handed over the Middle Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary to the departing US Ambassador to Budapest Colleen Bell on Tuesday in Budapest.
Schengen cannot die
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, January 16, 2017 12:34 PM
The conservative German newspaper Die Welt published an interview on Saturday with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó under the title Schengen cannot die.
Government engaged in talks about thirty new German corporate projects
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, January 11, 2017 3:25 PM
The Government is engaged in talks about thirty new German corporate projects which may account for some eight thousand new jobs, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó told the Hungarian public service media in Berlin on Wednesday where he will attend the business forum of the conservative German newspaper Die Welt.