According to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, with the new leadership elected for the coming five years, Europe has the chance to start a policy with which the continent may regain its competitiveness, economic growth and position in the world economy and become permanently successful again.
On Thursday the Prime Minister gave a lecture on the situation and future of Europe and its geopolitical challenges at the Hankuk University in Seoul, which has a Hungarian faculty.
Concerning the geopolitical challenges, he emphasized that “calm and sober answers” are necessary, whereas touching upon the Ukrainian crisis, he said there must be a sovereign Ukraine between Russia and Hungary.
He also stated that the European demographic problem – which, according to the European philosophy of “political correctness”, is a “taboo” – can only be healed with the help of good family policy and not with immigration.
Underlining the importance of his official visit in South Korea, the Prime Minister noted that five ministers (among others Minister of Human Capacities Zoltán Balog and Minister of Defence Csaba Hende) and over a hundred businesspeople have accompanied him to Seoul, in order to increase Hungarian – South Korean relations to an even higher level.
He characterized his government as one aiming at the creation of a Christian, national, democratic and work-based society. He also said that since 2010, the Government has refurbished the economy, and among the results he mentioned that Hungary currently has 4.1 million taxpayers; however, the goal is to increase this number to 5 million.
The Prime Minister also pointed out that Central Europe – which is strongly linked to the German economy – will be the growth engine of the European Union for the next eight to ten years.
Following the presentation, Prime Minister Orbán paid tribute to war heroes in the National Cemetery of Seoul.
During his visit, the Prime Minister will meet President Park Geun Hye and participate at the South Korean – Hungarian business forum.
(Prime Minister's Office)
