“The Government has always undertaken political debate so far and is also ready for legal disputes on the subject of illegal immigration” the Chief Security Advisor to the Prime Minister said on M1 Hungarian television’s Wednesday evening current affairs program.

“We have always been open to negotiations between experts from the European Union and the Hungarian Government”, György Bakondi said.

“During negotiations in recent days the Hungarian Government made a gesture: it offered to examine the possibility of housing migrants aged 14-18 in camps in Hungary until their asylum request is ruled upon instead of in the transit zones, providing they agree to a DNA test”, he said.

“The Commission’s team of experts did not find this to be satisfactory; in their view the very existence of the transit zones and the border security fence in unacceptable”, the Chief Security Advisor said.

Mr. Bakondi pointed out that the Hungarian Government is implementing precisely the European Commission’s decisions on the protection of external Schengen borders and serving the security of the countries of Europe.

The Chief Security Advisor noted that the European Commission had “demonstratively” received George Soros, who believes that a million migrants should be allowed into Europe. “Hungary will not bow to any form of political pressure”, Mr. Bakondi stressed.

“The Hungarian Government has always undertaken political debate at every level and ‘will also fight the battle’ if legal proceedings are initiated”, he added

(MTI)