The physical, live force and legal border closure will be capable of managing the migration challenges of the period ahead; however, if further measures are required, the government is ready to take the necessary steps, Minister of State for International Communication and Relations Zoltán Kovács stated in an interview published in the Friday edition of the newspaper Magyar Hírlap.
At the invitation of Stephen J. Schneider, AIPAC Director of International Affairs, Hungarian State Secretary for Security Policy Péter Sztáray paid an official visit to Washington, DC between March 1-3, 2020. During the visit, Sztáray discussed the latest developments and the path forward in transatlantic relations with high-ranking representatives of the White House, the Department of Defense, and the Department of State. He also participated in a panel discussion at the annual AIPAC conference.
The Prime Minister is proud of the work done by Hungarian epidemiological experts who are working according to the relevant protocols. Mr Orbán spoke about this in answer to questions at a press conference held on Thursday in Budapest after the meeting of the Operational Corps responsible for the protective measures taken against the coronavirus infection.
“Cooperation between Hungary and Croatia is extremely important to both nations, but Budapest often feels that it does not meet with overly great enthusiasm on the part of Croatian political leaders when it comes to the development of bilateral relations”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said on Thursday in Zagreb.
For us human life, the lives and security of the people come first, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stated at a press conference held on Thursday in Budapest after the meeting of the Operational Corps responsible for the implementation of protective measures against the coronavirus infection. He stressed that in Hungary there will be no financial obstacles to the fight against the virus.
An epidemiological investigation and contact search have been launched with immediate effect also into the case of the two Iranian students diagnosed with the new coronavirus infection in Hungary, the Chief Medical Officer informed the Hungarian news agency MTI on Wednesday.
The epidemic investigation and contact search in the case of the foreign student girls infected with the coronavirus who travelled from Hungary on to Prague are under way, the Chief Medical Officer announced on Wednesday at a press conference held in Budapest.
We have the first infected person; in fact, we have two patients who had to be transported to a health care institution due to coronavirus infection, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced in the early evening on Wednesday after he had attended the meeting of the Operational Corps in the building of the Ministry of Interior.
“It is Greece’s duty to protect the external, Schengen borders of the European Union”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó declared on Wednesday at a press conference on another topic in Budapest.
In a reader’s letter published on Politico’s website, Minister of State Zoltán Kovács rejected criticisms related to the management of the Gyöngyöspata school case and the alleged blocking of court decisions in response to an opinion article published earlier on the Brussels news portal.