Even though we have received news raising concern regarding the security of Transcarpathia recently, by appointing a governor, the Ukrainian Government clearly indicates that it is serious about keeping public order intact in the region, said Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szíjjártó on Wednesday in Budapest.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Bavarian Prime Minister Horst Seehofer discussed the European migration crisis by telephone on Friday, Press Chief of the Prime Minister’s Office Bertalan Havasi told reporters.
On the TV2 programme “Mokka” on the morning of Friday 11 September, Minister of Defence István Simicskó stated that there are already 3,800 soldiers near Hungary’s southern border.
At his press conference on Thursday (“Government Info 22 – Government actions explained”) the Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office János Lázár said that the Government utterly rejects any proposal for the setting up of a refugee camp in Hungary under the supervision and control of the European Commission. The Government is unable to accept edicts, he said.
Marking the approaching Jewish New Year, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán expressed his best wishes in a letter addressed to the President of the Federation of Hungarian Jewish Communities (MAZSIHISZ), which has been published on the organisation’s website.
In Subotica on Thursday, Serbian and Hungarian interior ministers Nebojša Stefanović and Sándor Pintér discussed the migration situation and possible solutions.
Some HUF 142 billion in foreign currency will be made available to small, medium-sized and large enterprises to increase their export capacities over the coming year thanks to framework agreements concluded by Eximbank and several commercial banks. Funding may be increased depending on bank demand.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó held talks with Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) Li Yong on Wednesday, during the course of which the parties agreed that in addition to handling the consequences of immigration, its causes must also be tackled.
The texts of five bilateral international agreements were finalised at the meeting of the Hungarian-Algerian Joint Economic Committee. These are expected to be signed during a visit to Hungary by the Algerian Prime Minister in a few weeks’ time, Minister of State for Economic Diplomacy Levente Magyar said.
The Government of Hungary is protecting the country’s borders, and expects the same from other EU Member States, with special emphasis on the importance of Schengen borders.