“In October 1956, the Hungarian youngsters did something sensations: they hammered the first nail into the coffin of the superpower with the greatest military might of the age”, Minister for Innovation and Technology László Palkovics said at a commemoration held at the University of Technology and Economics in Budapest on Tuesday.
With the winter period approaching, migration on green-border routes could intensify again, György Bakondi, Chief Security Advisor to the Prime Minister said on Tuesday on the public service television news channel M1.
The government continues to remain committed to Budapest projects to be implemented from state funds, provided that there is a consensus between the government and the metropolitan municipality regarding their realisation.
We are seeking to establish fair cooperation with Budapest’s new leaders. At the same time, the government is asking the Metropolitan General Meeting to decide one by one on the projects featured in the agreement that is already in force.
“Croatia has begun constructing its liquid natural gas (LNG) terminal, which will be completed by January 2021, meaning that from that point in time the physical opportunity will exist for Hungary to purchase liquid natural gas from Qatar”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said in a telephone statement to Hungarian news agency MTI from Doha on Tuesday.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó officially opened a Hungarian diplomatic representation in Muscat, the capital of Oman, on Monday.
“Hungary is the country of freedom; the Hungarian people are the people of freedom; 23 October 1956 is the day of freedom”, Minister of Defence Tibor Benkő said on Monday 21 October at an event in Budapest held to commemorate the 63rd anniversary of the 1956 Revolution and Fight for Freedom.
“1956 occupies a special place in our hearts; this is the origin of all our achievements”, Minister for Innovation and Technology László Palkovics said on Monday at a ceremony at the Vigadó Concert Hall in Budapest, where he presented state awards and university and college academic appointments to mark the anniversary of the 1956 Revolution and Fight for Freedom.
“The motto of the 23 October national holiday is: ‘Where heroes are not forgotten, there will always be new ones’. In commemoration of our past heroes, everyone is invited to join the traditional commemorative torchlight procession on Tuesday, 22 October”, State Secretary for International Communication and Relations Zoltán Kovács highlighted in a statement to Hungarian news agency MTI on Monday evening.
The government’s position is clear: They will cooperate with every mayor and municipal board that is ready to do so, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at the opening Monday sitting of the autumn session of Parliament.