“There is proof that the UN Global Compact for Migration has committed supporters who want to make it legally mandatory for all European Union member states”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó declared in the recess of a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels on Monday.
“The heroes of the 1848-49 revolution and war of independence set an example of patriotism. We must also draw strength from their example in view of the fact that our security, Christian culture and national identity are under threat”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó stressed in a video message to cross-border Hungarians.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade strongly condemns the horrendous terrorist attack committed by extremists in Christchurch, New Zealand on 15 March 2019, which claimed 49 lives and left many people injured.
According to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, just like in 1848, the Hungarian people must also defend their freedom in solidarity today. Péter Szijjártó gave a speech at the monument to the Szekler Martyrs in Marosvásárhely (Târgu Mureș) on Thursday at an event to mark the 15 March national holiday.
“The pupils, teachers and parents’ association of the Roman Catholic Secondary School in Marosvásárhely (Târgu Mureș), are proof of the fact that the Hungarian peoples have a future as a community that insists on its national identity and faith”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó stressed on Thursday as the first to receive the Rákóczi Award since the school was re-established last year.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó officially opened a consulate in Wroclaw, Poland’s third largest service centre, on Thursday.
“Several Hungarian companies are realising investment projects in Angola; economic cooperation between Hungary and Angola will be closest within the fields of agriculture, security technology and energy”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said in a telephone statement to Hungarian news agency MTI from the Angolan capital, Luanda.
“Hungary is realising the largest, 5.1-billion-forint foreign (EUR 16.1 million) development programme in its history in Uganda, jointly with the East African country’s leadership, in the interests of enabling the people who live here and who have sought refuge here to find a living locally and not have to migrate to Europe”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said in a statement to Hungarian news agency MTI on Tuesday from Kampala.
“The Tesco Group will be opening a new business and technological service centre in Hungary, creating 800 new jobs”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó announced in Budapest on Monday.
“Hungary and the Netherlands view the world from different perspectives, but despite the differing methods of approach, if we remain on foundations of mutual respect, we can discuss many things”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said on Monday in Budapest following a meeting with his Dutch counterpart.