The Hungarian government takes the view that there is no choice but to leave the migration pact proposed by the UN, the Chief Security Advisor to the Prime Minister said on the Sunday evening programme of the public service television news channel M1.

György Bakondi added that in theory the pact is not mandatory, but it may in the future constitute a point of reference. Therefore Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó will recommend at next week’s government meeting, as he already indicated earlier, that Hungary pull out of this pact.

According to the chief security advisor, the greatest danger of the UN pact is that “the message is an invitation” for migrants to set out.

Mr Bakondi observed that the package of proposals has elements that can be supported, such as the struggle against people smugglers. However, the fact that migration is defined as a fundamental human right is “in stark contrast to” the will of the Hungarian government and some three million Hungarian people as stated in national consultations as well as at the latest parliamentary elections.

(MTI)