Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, has said that the US ambassador in Hungary -- or any other ambassador for that matter -- had no business interfering in Hungary's domestic affairs.
In response to a question concerning recent remarks by US Ambassador David Pressman, the foreign minister told a press conference: “Hungary is a sovereign country and nobody can tell us from the outside how we should live.” Commenting on Pressman’s comments to Politico that “Political leaders in the government of Hungary often speak of promoting peace, but — from condemning sanctions to embracing Russian ‘cease-fire’ proposals — they continue to push policies endorsed by Putin,” Minister Szijjártó said it was “of no interest” what Pressman or any ambassador thought about domestic political trends in Hungary. “If he wants to use his stay in Hungary to pass judgment on the activities of a government which has been elected by a significant majority of Hungarians … then he will have a very difficult job in terms of working successfully to improve cooperation between the two countries,” he said, highlighting the importance of mutual respect.