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Hungary and Portugal agree on expanding consular representation
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, December 8, 2016 11:29 AM
“Within the framework of bilateral talks, Hungary has come to an agreement with Portugal on the significant expansion of cooperation on consular representation”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó told Hungarian news agency MTI in a recess during the two-day meeting of NATO member states in Brussels on Tuesday.
US State Department’s comments on Hungarian court rulings unacceptable
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, December 7, 2016 3:57 PM
It is shocking and unacceptable that the Department of State of the United States should comment on the judgements of Hungarian courts.
NATO to assume greater role in countering immigration crisis
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, December 7, 2016 12:36 PM
The pressure of immigration continues to pose a security risk to the future of the European Union and the European continent, and Hungary will therefore initiate that NATO should assume a role in countering the immigration crisis not only at Member State level, but also as a military alliance as a whole, Péter Szijjártó stated.
Long-term Russian-Hungarian gas trade agreement to celebrate 20 years
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, December 6, 2016 11:00 AM
State Secretary for Security Policy and International Cooperation Dr István Mikola opened the MVM-Gazprom celebratory event that was held on the occasion of the 20-year jubilee of the Hungarian-Russian long-term cooperation within the framework of the Budapest Energy Summit.
Hungary is supporting Macedonia’s Euro-Atlantic integration
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, December 5, 2016 10:48 AM
On Friday, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said in a telephone statement to Hungarian news agency from his Skopje visit that Hungary is supporting Macedonia’s European Union and NATO integration because the stability of Macedonia is extremely important not only from the perspective of security in the Western Balkans, but also that of the whole of Central Europe.
„One Belt, One Road” working group session in Beijing
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, December 2, 2016 10:51 AM
On 30 November 2016, in Beijing the first working group session in the framework of the „One Belt, One Road” initiative was held in four sections: infrastructure, agriculture, finance and culture-education-tourism.
Hungary and Hong Kong represent the two ends of China’s concept of the modern Silk Road
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, December 1, 2016 4:21 PM
“Hungary and Hong Kong represent the two ends of China’s concept of the modern Silk Road”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said in a telephone statement to Hungarian news agency MTI from Hong Kong on Thursday.
Hungary is investing in the future of Tunisia through education of the youth
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, December 1, 2016 3:28 PM
Mr. Szilveszter Bus, Deputy State Secretary for Opening to the South represented the Hungarian Government at the “Tunisia 2020” international investment conference held in Tunis on November 29-30, 2016.
Hungary puts forward three concrete proposals for acceleration of EU enlargement process
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, November 30, 2016 12:37 PM
“Hungary put forward three concrete proposals for the acceleration od the European Union enlargement process on Tuesday in Warsaw”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó announced at a joint press conference held by the Visegrád Group foreign ministers and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini, following talks in the Polish capital that also included the foreign ministers of six Western Balkan countries.
Central Europe could become the engine of European growth
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, November 29, 2016 3:40 PM
“Budapest and Warsaw agree that Central Europe could become the engine of European growth”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó told Hungarian news agency MTI following negotiations with Polish Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski in Warsaw.