Minister Szijjártó told UNHRC that a Ukrainian proposal had floated the idea of ethnic minority families receiving ca. 1,000 euros if their children are enrolled in Ukrainian-language schools rather than...
“Our long history has shown us that the key to survival in these times is the depth of Christian faith," said Gergely Gulyás.
“It seems that despite the start of a new year, the warlike attitude isn’t changing and the same warlike atmosphere persists,” Péter Szijjártó told a press conference.
The foreign minister said the Hungarian government was upholding its position on the matter.
The president said ethnic Hungarians in Transcarpathia know the meaning of survival and struggle.
Zoltán Kovács said the government is keeping tabs on the latest developments and will not allow Hungary to be drawn into the war.
The foreign minister pledged the government’s continued support to Romania Hungarians if the ruling Fidesz-Christian Democrat alliance won the election.
The government sought to build cooperation with neighboring countries with a view to improving the situation of ethnic Hungarian communities in those countries.
Over 1.1 million Hungarians abroad have taken the opportunity to become citizens with voting rights.
The Hungarian government is committed to providing assistance to ethnic kin in preserving their Hungarian identity.
The government is committed to making sure that “being out as a Hungarian and contributing to the preservation of the Hungarian community’s values has advantages”.
Árpád János Potápi encouraged members of the local Hungarian community to participate in the census and put in “Hungarian” as an answer to the question concerning their ethnicity and mother tongue.
Péter Szijjártó said that the Ukrainian deputy prime minister’s visit to Hungary scheduled for March would hopefully bring the parties closer to an agreement on minority rights in Ukraine.