FM: Important goal remains to avoid escalation of “worrying” situation in Middle East

Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, said the most important goal continues to be to avoid the escalation of the “worrying” situation in the Middle East. After phone talks with his Lebanese counterpart Abdallah Bou Habib, Minister Szijjártó said the anti-terrorist operations must be prevented from escalating into a war between countries and called for every possible effort to prevent the opening of further fronts in Israel and its neighborhood. He said the Lebanese government also had an interest in preventing an escalation.