“Stopping illegal migration remains the greatest challenge for Hungary and Europe”, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s Parliamentary State Secretary said at a press conference in Budapest on Monday.
Hungary condemns the attack on the US embassy in Baghdad, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade informed the Hungarian news agency MTI on Saturday.
The Hungarian government has a vested interest in restoring good neighbourly relations with Ukraine, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó stressed on Wednesday in response to the fact that in his New Year’s address Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky also said a few words in the mother tongues of Ukraine’s national communities, including in Hungarian.
A successful paradigm shift is under way in the Hungarian economy, in the wake of which Hungary will be clearly among the winners of a new era in the world economy, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó told the Hungarian news agency MTI on Saturday.
According to Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó, the construction of the TurkStream gas pipeline enhances Hungary’s energy security as, upon its completion, it will be possible to purchase gas via a new route, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade informed the Hungarian news agency MTI on Wednesday.
Hungary – similar to some other countries sharing its views, including Poland – will do everything it can to prevent the UN’s global compact for migration from becoming any kind of reference point in international law, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said in New York addressing the UN General Assembly’s session dealing with human rights issues.
The UN lays much emphasis on the protection of the language rights of indigenous and national minorities; Hungary firmly supports these aspirations of the world organisation, and takes action to protect the rights of Hungarian national minorities beyond the borders, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó stated. On Tuesday, the Minister addressed the UN General Assembly at a high-level event that marked the closing of the International Year of Indigenous Languages.
Forming ever closer technological investment and economic cooperation with Asia is in Europe’s best interests in order to improve its competitiveness, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said at the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting held in Madrid on Monday.
The Danube is not only a 2,850-kilometre-long river, but also a connection point for the countries that it runs through, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade stressed at the Budapest meeting of the Danube Commission held on Friday.
Hungary and Croatia are allies on a number of strategic issues, see many important challenges in the same light, and are dependent on one another on significant issues. At the same time, their economic cooperation is also close, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said on Friday in Budapest.