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FM: Christianity provides firm foundation for cooperation between Hungary and Lebanon
Minister Szijjártó met Gebran Bassil, head of Lebanon's Christian Free Patriotic Movement, for talks in Budapest on Monday.
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FM: Instead of financing arms shipments to Ukraine, Hungary gives 400 million HUF to Lebanese army
Minister Szijjártó said the crisis in the Middle East hit Lebanon badly and tens of thousands of people have been displaced.
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FM: Stability in Lebanon is crucial for achieving peace in the Middle East
Minister Szijjártó said on Facebook that this requires an extension of the ceasefire agreement, adding that Hungary "firmly supports" such an extension.
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Foreign Minister welcomes election of a new president in Lebanon
The election of a president will bring stability to a country that has gone through a lot of hardships over the past several months and years, the foreign minister said.
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FM: International community must try and prevent Middle East escalation
The foreign minister said the threat of an escalation of the conflict in the Middle East is “a major concern of ours in Hungary”.
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FM: Important goal remains to avoid escalation of “worrying” situation in Middle East
Minister Szijjártó said the anti-terrorist operations must be prevented from escalating into a war between countries.