The pressure of migration was increasing on the Serbian-Hungarian border, with 5,931 instances of illegal border crossing attempts prevented this year already.
"Pro-migration forces plan to have one million migrants arrive in Europe every year, while the negative effects of illegal migration are obvious," Bence Rétvári said.
The president said that those protecting the border had exactly the right equipment necessary to carry out their professional duties.
Interior Minister Sándor Pintér said the Schengen area is still under serious pressure from migration.
A survey has found that Hungarians continue to support border protection measures and expect Brussels to contribute to border protection costs.
5,830 Ukrainian citizens entered Hungary at the Ukraine-Hungary border on Thursday, while 6,084 came to the country via Romania.
On Monday, 7 police officers joined the 18 already serving in Hungary, and their number is planned to come to 48-50 by the end of the month, to conduct joint patrols with Hungarian colleagues.
The tragic death of Mateusz Sitek, a Polish soldier stabbed while repairing a border fence with Belarus, underscores the severe challenges faced by European countries in controlling their borders against organized, armed gangs.
Hungary was hopeful the central European member states could reach an agreement on the need to protect the bloc’s external border in the region.
Minister Szijjártó said both Hungary and Flanders were “supporters of rationalistic politics, promotion of free trade, and the crucial importance of protecting Europe’s external borders”.
The president said the border officers guaranteed that Hungarians felt safe in their country.
The president expressed her strong belief that strong borders represent a strong country.
In a recent classified report, Hungary’s National Information Center examines the growing challenge of illegal migration along the Serbian-Hungarian border.