Based on the experience of the past decades, the Accords is the first initiative that can be instrumental in establishing peace in the Middle East, Minister Szijjártó said on Facebook.
The society monitors the implementation of the Abraham Accords, signed by Israel and Arab countries with the aim of normalizing their relations.
Minister Szijjártó said he was “proud” to have been the only European foreign minister present in Washington, DC when the Abraham Accords were signed a few years ago.
209 members of the underground Zionist youth movements that operated during the second world war in Hungary have been honored.
The president discussed the importance of peace with outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid in Tel-Aviv.
Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky said recent events are proof that all international alliances must now focus on strengthening defense capabilities.
Hungary and Israel are very strong, and the governments continue to preserve and strengthen them in economy and politics.
The Hungarian president will visit Jerusalem’s Holocaust Center, the Yad Vashem Institute, and meet Holocaust survivors there.
“We are proud that the Hungarian Jewish community is safe and the country has zero tolerance for anti-Semitism,” the foreign minister said.
Naftali Bennett thanked PM Orbán for the Hungarian government’s consistent support of his country at international forums.
Péter Szijjártó said Hungary will always defend Israel’s right to defend itself from terrorist organizations and attacks.
“The close cooperation between Hungary and Israel was solidified in the past years and I look forward to continue that with your newly established Government," PM Orbán said.
The foreign minister said Hungary assigns strategic importance to its cooperation with Israel.