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The international liberal mainstream has once again launched an all-out attack on Hungary
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, April 1, 2020 10:58 AM
“The international liberal mainstream has once again launched an all-out attack on Hungary”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó wrote in a Facebook post on Tuesday in response to the international criticism of Hungary’s governing parties with relation to Tuesday’s parliamentary mandate provided as part of protecting against the coronavirus pandemic.
Péter Szijjártó discusses flow of goods and cross-border commuting with his Serbian and Slovenian counterparts
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, March 31, 2020 4:26 PM
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó held talks on assuring the unrestricted flow of goods and border crossing opportunities for commuters on Tuesday.
We will not leave anyone behind
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, March 30, 2020 1:30 PM
“We will not leave anyone behind. We will protect people living in Hungary, we will bring home the Hungarians stranded abroad, and we will reboot the economy”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó declared in his pre-agenda speech during Monday’s session of Parliament.
The number of open border crossing points along the Hungarian-Slovakian border could be further increased
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, March 30, 2020 1:24 PM
“This week we will be attempting to increase the number of border crossing points open to Hungarian and Slovakian citizens and freight traffic along the Hungarian-Slovakian border”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said in a statement to Hungarian news agency MTI on Monday.
Agreement on Hungarian-Croatian cross-border commuting
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, March 29, 2020 7:02 PM
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó has come to an agreement with his Croatian counterpart on Hungarian-Croatian cross-border commuting, according to a statement posted to the Minister’s Facebook page on Sunday morning.
Somoskőújfalu border crossing station to reopen
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, March 29, 2020 6:56 PM
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó has come to an agreement with Slovakian Economy Minister and interim Foreign Minister Rihard Sulik on the fact that the two countries will be reopening the border crossing station at Somoskőújfalu, which has been closed because of the coronavirus epidemic, thus enabling Hungarians and Slovakians who live on either side of the border to commute to work using the border crossing station. Mr. Szijjártó made the announcement in a Facebook post on Sunday.
We must prepare in the long term with relation to protecting against the epidemic
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, March 28, 2020 8:14 PM
“We must prepare in the long term with relation to protecting against the epidemic; this has already become evident, and this long-term protection must be realised within several areas”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said in a statement to Hungarian news agency MTI on Saturday.
Hungarians stranded in North America to be flown home next week
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, March 28, 2020 2:00 PM
“Two charter flights will be taking off next week to pick up Hungarians who have become stranded in North America”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó announced on his Facebook page on Friday. The Minister asked everyone who would like to return home to Hungary on one of these flights to register at the closest foreign representation.
The goal of Hungary and Slovakia continues to be unhindered economic and trade cooperation
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, March 28, 2020 1:57 PM
“The goal of Hungary and Slovakia continues to be unhindered economic and trade cooperation”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said in a social media post published n Sunday.
Hungary welcomes North Macedonia's NATO integration
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, March 28, 2020 1:55 PM
The Hungarian government welcomes North Macedonia's accession to NATO, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement to Hungarian news agency MTI on Friday.