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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó proposes USD 300 million aid for Iraqi Kurdistan
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, October 7, 2015 5:10 PM
Hungary will initiate that the European Union (EU) provide immediate USD 300 million (HUF 83 billion) aid for Iraqi Kurdistan for the care of refugees as in the absence of prompt relief, those seeking shelter there will soon set out for Europe, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó told the Hungarian News Agency MTI in his statement made on Wednesday by telephone from Erbil.
Statement related to recent violent attacks in East Jerusalem and the West Bank
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, October 6, 2015 4:39 PM
The Government of Hungary condemns all forms of terrorism and is concerned about the latest events in East Jerusalem and the West Bank.
Majority of MPs believe national sovereignty must be protected
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, October 6, 2015 2:00 PM
The majority of Members of Parliament take the view that national sovereignty must be protected, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó told journalists in summary of the five-party consultation held on Tuesday morning.
Péter Szijjártó signs agreements on expanding job-creation capacity in Chicago
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, October 5, 2015 4:59 PM
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó concluded capacity enlargement agreements with American companies in Chicago on Friday, aimed at creating more new jobs in Hungary.
Migration is a global problem that requires a global response
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, October 4, 2015 4:32 PM
“Migration is a global problem that requires a global response; the UN must take a leading role in providing a solution, in which the key figures of global politics and the global economy must play their part”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said on Saturday during a speech at the 70th general debate of the United Nations General Assembly.
Péter Szijjártó reopens Hungarian Consulate General in Chicago
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, October 2, 2015 1:28 PM
On Thursday, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó reopened the Hungarian Consulate General in Chicago, which was closed in 2009.
Diversity not only enriches our society, it also makes us stronger
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, October 2, 2015 1:27 PM
“The Holocaust continues to weigh down on the Hungarian soul as a deep trauma. Those historical events are experienced as a tragedy by Hungarian society as a whole,” the Minister of State for Security Policy and International Cooperation said in New York, where he met with representatives of Jewish organisations on 30 September.
Coordinated US-Russian action needed in Syria
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, October 2, 2015 12:05 PM
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said in New York that an agreement is needed concerning the coordinated action of the US and Russia in Syria in order to achieve breakthrough success in the fight against the Islamic State.
Situation of Hungarian refugees in ’56 is not comparable with current mass migration
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, October 1, 2015 6:41 PM
The situation of the people who left Hungary after 1956 is not comparable with the current mass migration, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó stressed at his meeting with Jan Eliasson, UN Deputy Secretary-General held on Thursday.
Action against terrorism can only occur through joint global effort
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, October 1, 2015 12:30 PM
"Action against terrorism in the Middle East can only occur by combining global efforts and through cooperation," Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said on Wednesday at the Open Debate on the Settlement of conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa and countering terrorist threat in the region, organised by the United Nations Security Council.