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Progress is needed in the region’s energy security
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, March 20, 2015 11:23 AM
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade said on Thursday at a press conference in Budapest that progress has to be made in the region’s energy security because otherwise the region will face serious problems in terms of security and competitiveness.
The two-thirds majority is realistic
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, March 19, 2015 6:35 PM
Péter Szijjártó said to journalists that the government will make its final decision on Hungarian military participation against the Islamic State when consultations with the parliamentary parties end, adding that he believes, as regards this issue, that a two-thirds majority is an achievable and "realistic scenario".
The Hungarian involvement may cost HUF 20 billion in the first year
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, March 18, 2015 6:03 PM
Péter Szijjártó confirmed that the Hungarian involvement in the international action against the Islamic State is expected to cost HUF 20 billion in the first year, adding that they are negotiating with the United States about providing equipment worth roughly HUF 7 billion.
Hungary adheres to the European standpoint against Russia
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, March 18, 2015 5:48 PM
Reaction to Prime Minister of Romania Victor Ponta’s statements with relation to Hungary made in his interview with Reuters.
Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade regarding the terrorist attack in Tunis
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, March 18, 2015 5:31 PM
Hungary condemns in the strongest terms the terrorist attack committed on 18 March in the Bardo Museum in Tunis against innocent civilians and foreign tourists.
It is of strategic importance that the EU shall take a leading role in Africa
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, March 17, 2015 3:07 PM
In an interview given to Hungarian journalists, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said that the Foreign Ministers of the EU member states reached the view during their discussion in Brussels on Monday that it is of strategic importance that the European Union shall cooperate with Africa both on a political and an economic level.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade condemns the terrorist attack committed in Lahore
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, March 16, 2015 6:40 PM
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary was shocked by the news of the terrorist attack committed on 15 March in Lahore, Pakistan during the ceremony on Sunday near two Christian churches. The attack so far has caused the death of 15 people, including the security personnel of the police in addition to worshippers.
Establishing Central Europe’s energy security is the responsibility of Europe
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, March 16, 2015 5:59 PM
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó declared at the Foreign Ministerial meeting of the Visegrad Group (V4), the Nordic Council (NC) and the Baltic states (B3) that started on Thursday and ends in the late afternoon on Friday in Slovakia by Lake Csorba, that establishing Central Europe’s energy security is not the responsibility of the region but that of Europe; therefore, the European Union also needs to play a role in that.
Leading diplomats from 13 European countries meet in the High Tatras
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, March 13, 2015 5:43 PM
The meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Visegrad Group (V4), the Nordic Council and the Baltic states started in the late afternoon in the High Tatras in Slovakia by Lake Csorba.
Péter Szijjártó on Hungarian assistance to find the Austrian man kidnapped in Libya
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, March 13, 2015 10:05 AM
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó offered assistance to the Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs of Austria to find the kidnapped Austrian man.