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Foreign Ministers of Hungary and Turkey discuss the Turkish Stream gas pipeline
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, December 4, 2015 6:44 PM
On Thursday in Belgrade, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu discussed energy cooperation between their countries. The two ministers concluded that the future of the Turkish Stream gas pipeline construction is uncertain because of the current Russian-Turkish conflict.
The time for the final countdown has come
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, December 3, 2015 6:00 PM
In Belgrade at a two-day conference of the Ministerial Council of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said that the events in Paris, Ankara, Beirut and Mali – as well as the bomb attack on the Russian airplane above the Sinai peninsula – prove that the time for the final countdown has come; the world’s most brutal terrorist network has launched an attack against the civilised world, and within that against Europe.
Hungary is committed to Afghanistan's stability
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, December 3, 2015 3:03 PM
On Tuesday at the NATO Foreign Ministers meeting in Brussels, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said that Hungary continues to be committed to the stability of Afghanistan; therefore the country will not withdraw its soldiers from the region and will contribute with 500 thousand dollars annually to NATO’s Afghanistan mission.
Automotive industry recorded 17 per cent performance increase
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, December 1, 2015 4:11 PM
At the foundation stone laying ceremony of Samvardhana Motherson Group’s (SMG) new factory said Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said that the performance of the automotive industry increased by 17 per cent in the first nine months of the year, and its production value amounted to HUF 6,000 billion.
Hungarian legislation is in line with its European equivalent
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, December 1, 2015 2:59 PM
Speaking about the migration crisis on Saturday, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said that Hungarian legislation is in full compliance with its European equivalent.
Invocation of Article 7 would be Brussels’ revenge
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, November 27, 2015 5:06 PM
Should the European Union adopt a decision against Hungary under Article 7 of the Treaty on European Union, that is, a decision on the suspension of Hungary’s voting rights, it could only be construed as Brussels’ revenge on account of Hungary’s successful immigration policy, Péter Szijjártó stated at his press conference held in Budapest on Friday.
Hungarian businesses concluded contracts worth some two billion dollars in Beijing
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, November 27, 2015 2:04 PM
On Thursday, some two billion dollars’ worth of contracts were concluded between Hungarian and Chinese company leaders in Beijing in the presence of Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó.
Deputy State Secretary for International Cooperation attends 8th Human Rights Forum
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, November 25, 2015 4:16 PM
At the 8th session of the Forum on Minority Rights held on 24 November in Geneva, Deputy State Secretary for International Cooperation Ádám Zoltán Kovács said that when making use of the criminal justice system, special attention must be paid to the enforcement of the principles of equality before the law and non-discrimination, especially if someone is disriminated against on the basis of their nationality, religion, linguistic identity or because of belonging to a certain minority.
The Transatlantic Community and Russia need to consult with each other
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, November 25, 2015 4:13 PM
On Wednesday, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó told Hungarian News Agency MTI in a statement that solving the Syrian situation and stopping the Islamic is only possible if the Transatlantic Community and Russia consult with each other.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade was shocked to learn about the bombing in downtown Tunis
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, November 25, 2015 1:08 PM
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade was shocked to learn about the bombing committed against a bus carrying members of the Presidential Guard in downtown Tunis in the evening of Tuesday, 23 November, which left 13 people dead and more than 20 injured. We profoundly condemn this horrible terrorist attack resulting in this tragedy, which cannot be justified.