“The most effective instrument for taking action against people smuggling is if we treat the root of the problem, meaning that instead of managing the migration process we must eliminate the causes that are forcing people to emigrate”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó declared on Friday in New York at a conference on human trafficking held within the framework of the ongoing high-level session of the United Nations General Assembly.
“Within the economy, the emphasis is increasingly being placed on added value, and products that have been developed in Hungary; this tendency is also corroborated by the decision of Swiss pharmaceutical industry company F. Hoffman-La Roche to bring its European Pharmacology Centre to Budaörs”, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s Parliamentary State Secretary, Levente Magyar said at the press conference to announce the investment project.
“Hungary has increased its funding for the cohesion of the developing world to 285 million dollars”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó indicted in New York at a conference on the state of the least developed nations held on the sidelines of the ongoing session of the United Nations General Assembly.
“Dialogue with the new Ukrainian leadership is easier than with the previous one”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó declared in New York on Thursday following talks with the new head of Ukrainian diplomacy, Vadim Prisztajko. This was the first meeting between the two ministers.
According to Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó, the UN should not encourage migration, but should instead be playing a leading role in solving crises and assisting the African population to remain in place. In addition, it must support people who have been forced to leave their homes to enable them to return and live in safety, and must also help its member states to defend themselves from security risks.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó concluded an economic cooperation agreement with Governor of the U.S. state of West Virginia Jim Justice on Tuesday.
“Migration is a jackpot for terrorist organisations in view of the fact that terrorists can easily hide amidst the waves of uncontrolled migration”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said on Thursday in New York at a UN discussion on terrorism.
“Hungary is committed to the peaceful use of nuclear energy”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó declared in New York at a conference on the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty on Wednesday.
“In international diplomacy, we must strive to ensure that water-related conflicts do not become another security threat to the world”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said at the accompanying event devoted to water management of the current session of the UN General Assembly in New York.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met in New York on Wednesday to discuss the details of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s planned visit to Budapest on 30 October.