Foreign Minister calls for EU support for North Africa
The foreign minister said Hungary will be taking over the rotating presidency of the European Union in a period fraught with dangers such as the migration pressure faced by the continent.
The foreign minister said Hungary will be taking over the rotating presidency of the European Union in a period fraught with dangers such as the migration pressure faced by the continent.
Minister Szijjártó said the government will carry on protecting the country’s sovereignty despite being “constantly under siege” and on the receiving end of constant attacks.
The foreign minister said the move greatly contributes to Hungary’s diversification efforts in energy supply.
Minister Szijjártó expressed hope that Hungary could continue to rely on “China’s commitment to ensure that peace returns to the region at last.”
The foreign minister said both Hungary and China had benefitted greatly from the cooperation they had worked hard to build over the last decade and a half.
25,000 jobs are to be created in Hungary by large Chinese investment projects implemented in the coming years.
Thanks to its close economic and investment cooperation with China, Hungary belongs among “the global frontrunners” of the technological transformation in the world, Minister Szijjártó said.
Minister Szijjártó said discrimination against Hungarian companies was unacceptable and the procedures were unfounded.
Minister Szijjártó said Ukraine was increasingly on the back foot in the war against Russia, which he said had prompted a “dangerous response” in Brussels.
The foreign minister said previous sanctions had caused more damage to Europe than to Russia, and that European citizens had been the ones to pay the price, including Hungarians who had nothing to do with the war.
The foreign minister said that Hungary had been in the shadow of war for two years and “feeling the consequences directly on its skin”.
Minister Szijjártó said that some progress had been made over the past weeks and a further meeting will be arranged.
“Migration is not a human right … a human right for everybody is that they should be ensured a peaceful and secure life in their own country,” the foreign minister said.