FM: Hungary spent over 70 million euros on humanitarian aid worldwide last year
Minister Szijjártó said humanity was facing a global humanitarian disaster, mainly due to “one of the worse security situations of the past couple of decades”.
Minister Szijjártó said humanity was facing a global humanitarian disaster, mainly due to “one of the worse security situations of the past couple of decades”.
The foreign minister expressed his hope to the US secretary of state that NATO will never send troops to Ukraine.
Minister Szijjártó said on the sidelines of an EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting that “the price” of Hungary’s agreement not to block the top-up was a rule change to exempt...
An agreement had been reached to open a new border crossing with Ukraine, between Nagyhódos in Hungary and Velyka Palad (Nagypalád).
The foreign minister said the Western Balkan country’s accession would give the bloc the fresh energy it needed amid the current difficulties.
“We continue to take a firm stand for peace, we will protect families from aggressive gender propaganda and will not let illegal migrants into our country, whether the Democrats like it or not!” Minister Szijjártó said.
Minister Szijjártó told a podium discussion in Martonvásár, near Budapest, that Europe was “suffering from war psychosis”.
Minister Szijjártó said the “flagship” project by UAE developer Eagle Hills would give new impetus to the two countries’ economic cooperation, as well as Budapest’s development.
The foreign minister said a political change in Washington could resolve this crisis, noting that the Abraham Accords brokered under Donald Trump’s presidency had resurrected the hope for peace.
The foreign minister said that a reference made by the US ambassador to the official US position that Hungary was “building a dictatorship” made it extremely difficult to further build Hungarian-US relations.
In 2023, exports totalled 150 billion euros, 4.5% up from the previous year, while the foreign trade surplus was also at a record high.
Minister Szijjártó said the Balkan region was vital to Europe’s energy security, adding that supply should be regarded as a physical rather than an ideological issue.
The foreign minister said that Hungary “condemns the Hamas terrorist organization’s attack on Israel in the strongest possible way and recognizes Israel’s right to defend itself.”