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FM: EC's plan to scrap Russian energy imports is an attack on affordable Hungarian utility bills
Minister Szijjártó said Hungary was being forced to pay the price of the Commission's support for Ukraine.
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FM: EC wants to make Hungary pay the price of its support for Ukraine by banning Russian energy imports
Minister Szijjártó said that after the "complete failure" of its sanctions on Russia, the EC was "making another serious mistake by banning energy imports from Russia".
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FM: The Hungarian people, not Zelensky, will decide whether Ukraine joins the EU
Minister Szijjártó referred to Volodymyr Zelensky's recent statement that a majority of Hungarians were likely to support his country's EU bid.
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FM: Hungary and Switzerland stand together for the success of peace talks
The number of Hungarians visiting Switzerland grew by 80 percent last year, while the number of Swiss tourists in Hungary was up by one fifth.
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FM: Ukraine’s president should get used to the idea that all Hungarians have a say in fast-tracked EU accession
"Because the situation is that Ukraine is the one that wants to join an integration that we are a member of, rather than the other way round," the foreign minister said on Facebook.
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FM: Hungary's GDP will get a boost as big new industrial capacities are completed
"The impact of investment agreements signed in recent years will be apparent in GDP data in the coming quarters, I can assure everybody of that," the foreign minister said.
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FM: Hungarian companies to participate in Africa's biggest economic and transport development program
Minister Szijjártó said a Hungarian company had won a contract to supply Angola with biometric passports, and exports of Hungarian seeds to the country had started.
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FM: Budapest plays host to US-Russian science and research consultation
Minister Szijjártó confirmed that Budapest has hosted an American-Russian science and research consultation.
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FM: ICC has been degraded into a political tool and has lost its prestige
"Hungary does not wish to be part of the ICC's politically motivated actions in future," the foreign minister said.
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FM: Hungary has a vested interest in India and Pakistan making peace
"Hungary is concerned about the global spread of terrorism, so we support every initiative and effort that aims to curb it," Minister Szijjártó said.
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FM: Hungary and Slovakia expanding number of border crossing points
Minister Szijjártó said Hungary and Slovakia both have a vested interest in ensuring that Europe’s longest border connects rather than divides the two countries.
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FM: Hungary and Jordan agree to further strengthen bilateral economic cooperation
The foreign minister welcomed that the two countries have doubled the turnover of bilateral trade since 2010.
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FM: No reports of Hungarian citizens injured in Istanbul earthquake
The foreign minister said Hungarians who encounter trouble are advised to contact the 24-hour consular service.