“Romania has issued a statement that is making the improvement of bilateral relations more difficult”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said in a statement to Hungarian news agency MTI in reaction to Wednesday’s statement by the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
“We must respect each other’s domestic policy decisions and the politics of interference and lecturing has to stop”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó declared on Tuesday at an unofficial meeting of foreign ministers of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in the resort town of Štrbské Pleso (Csorbató) in Slovakia.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó held a meeting with Romanian Foreign Minister Teodor Melescanu on the sidelines of an informal meeting of foreign ministers of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) on the shores of Štrbské pleso (Lake Csorba) in Slovakia on Tuesday.
“One of the most important cornerstones of Hungarian foreign policy is standing up for cross-border Hungarians, and the protection and representation of their rights and interests”, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s State Secretary for Information and the International Representation of Hungary Tamás Menczer stressed on Tuesday in Budapest.
“Wizz Air will be launching new flights to Kazan from Budapest in its winter schedule, while the airline’s A320 aircraft will be taking off every day towards Târgu Mureș (Marosvásárhely) from the end of October”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó announced on Monday in Budapest.
The Kolo Serbian Cultural Centre, which was constructed with the help of EU funding, was officially inaugurated on Monday in Mórahalom.
“It is unacceptable that there is regression taking place in Romania with relation to the rights of national communities”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said in a statement to Hungarian news agency MTI on Saturday.
Hungary is establishing a maritime port and exit for Hungarian enterprises in the Italian city of Trieste; the related agreement was signed on Friday.
“Deufol will be constructing one of Europe’s most modern packaging and logistics centres in Debrecen with funding from the Government and an investment of 7 billion forints (EUR 21.7 million), and the new facility will also serve as the German company’s regional centre in Southeast Europe”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó announced at a press conference in Budapest on Thursday evening.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó opened Hungary’s westernmost permanent representation on Thursday in Vancouver. In a statement to Hungarian news agency MTI from Canada, Mr. Szijjártó said the opening of the consulate was justified by the economic opportunities available in the region, the technological developments there, and the need to maintain contact with Hungarians living in the area.