Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Péter Szijjártó

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade

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Historic gas purchasing agreement concluded with Shell

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, September 4, 2020 1:52 PM

“A historic, long-term gas purchasing agreement has been concluded with Shell; the capacities required for regasification have been contracted, and accordingly all requirements for the marketing of liquid natural gas (LNG) from the LNG terminal in Krk, Croatia, have been met”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó announced at a press conference in Budapest on Friday.

Péter Szijjártó holds talks in the Vatican on aiding persecuted Christians

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, September 4, 2020 9:10 AM

“The Vatican knows that it can count on Hungary with relation to assisting Christian communities that are in trouble”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said in a statement to Hungarian news agency MTI on Thursday following talks with Bishop Richard Paul Gallagher, the Holy See's Secretary for Relations with States.

Dongwha Electrolyte to establish plant in Sóskút with an investment of 31 million euros

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, September 3, 2020 1:29 PM

“Dongwha Electrolyte Hungary Limited is establishing a plant with an investment of some 11 billion forints (EUR 31 million), with which it will be creating 91 new workplaces in the first phase”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said on Thursday in Budapest at a press conference to announce the investment project.

The work of Imre Makovecz represents an outstanding slice of Hungarian cultural heritage

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, September 2, 2020 8:00 PM

“The work of Imre Makovecz (1935-2011) represents an outstanding slice of Hungarian cultural heritage”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó declared on Wednesday in the Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County town of Csenger. In the small town with some five thousand inhabitants, the Minister officially inaugurated the new building constructed in the style of the Kossuth Award winning architect with the help of 249 million forints (EUR 700 thousand) in state funding, which will function as a bus station.

We must preserve the results of out efforts to protect against the virus

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, September 2, 2020 6:00 PM

“Hungary won the first phase of healthcare protection against the coronavirus, but we must take care to ensure that our joint efforts and sacrifices do not become pointless”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó emphasised on Wednesday in Mátészalka at a ceremony to present a competitiveness-increasing program funding certificate to Mátészalka Bakery Ltd.

It is the work of the Hungarian people that can make the county great

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, September 2, 2020 4:02 PM

“In the new global economic era, it is only the work of the Hungarian people that can make the country great”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó declared in Vásárosnamény at a ceremony to present a funding certificate within the framework of the Competitiveness-Increasing Funding Program.

The restrictions on travelling into Hungary are vital

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, September 2, 2020 3:58 PM

“The system of restrictive measures put into effect along our borders because of the coronavirus epidemic are vital to the safety of the Hungarian people, Hungarian families and the Hungarian economy”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said on Thursday in a statement streamed live on his Facebook page.

Cycle paths in Hungary will achieve a total length of 15 thousand kilometres by 2030

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, September 2, 2020 3:10 PM

“The government is handling the development of cycling infrastructure as a priority, and the goal is for the total length of cycle paths in Hungary to reach 15 thousand kilometres by 2030”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said at the official inauguration of the new cycling path between Biri and Balkány on Wednesday.

We must prevent the shutdown of the Hungarian economy

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, September 2, 2020 3:07 PM

“During the second wave of the coronavirus epidemic, we must prevent the previously seen partial shutdown of the Hungarian economy, and one of the best instruments for achieving this is the series of restrictive measures that have come into force along the country’s borders”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó declared in the Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County town of Nagykálló, where he presented Tecnica Ungheria Ltd. with its investment funding program certificate.

The consular service is there to help Hungarians

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, September 2, 2020 10:57 AM

“Consular service staff remain at their stations so they can assist Hungarian citizens who possibly find themselves in trouble”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó highlighted in a Facebook post on Tuesday.