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FM: Leave Hungarians alone and let us live as we want
The foreign minister said Hungary's government does not meddle in the domestic affairs of other countries.
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FM: Era of dangers has made ties between Hungary and Serbia even more important
"The governments of Hungary and Serbia put national sovereignty and interests first," the foreign minister said.
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FM: US administration lifts sanctions related to Paks nuclear power plant upgrade
"We are grateful to President Donald Trump and the Republican administration for this, because the Paks upgrade project guarantees Hungary’s long-term energy security and maintains regulated utility prices," Minister Szijjártó said.
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FM: Ukraine is wrong to think that EU accession is possible without the backing of Hungarians
Minister Szijjártó said the Ukrainian foreign ministry claimed yesterday that Hungarians did not have the right to decide in respect of Ukraine's EU bid.
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Hungary-Turkey Joint Economic Commission meet in Ankara
Minister Szijjártó acknowledged Turkey's role in ensuring Hungary's secure energy supply, noting that Hungary took delivery of over 21 million cubic metres of gas a day through the TurkStream pipeline.
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FM: Presence of Trump at NATO summit 'changed everything'
Minister Szijjártó said that if he had to summarise the difference between this year’s summit and the ones in the last three years in just two words, he would say "Donald Trump".
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FM: NATO commitment to increase spending is a great opportunity for Hungary
Minister Szijjártó said it was important that allied countries now made a commitment to spend 5 percent of GDP on defense in two categories within 10 years, also in line with Trump's proposal.
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FM: Hungary is ready to collaborate with the new Romanian government
The foreign minister said the interests of Hungarians in Transylvania "are best served" with RMDSZ representatives in government.
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FM: Hungary stands in support of Qatar's sovereignty
The foreign minister spoke with his Qatari counterpart by phone on Monday following an attack Iran launched on Qatari territory.
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Foreign Minister says 'one of most offensive sentences' of his career uttered at EU meeting
"No amount of pressure from Brussels can force us to give up our stance on the protection of Transcarpathian Hungarians," Minister Szijjártó said.
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FM: Hungary and Slovakia jointly protesting proposal threatening Central Europe's energy security
Minister Szijjártó said the proposal by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky would put the energy security of both Hungary and Slovakia at risk while raising utilities costs "by a brutal degree".
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FM: Russia is willing to provide cheap natural gas and crude oil to Hungary
Minister Szijjártó said the latest plans by von der Leyen and Zelensky involved banning Russian crude oil and natural gas purchases by Hungary, which would quickly result in an increase in utility fees.
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FM: Hungary is being 'gravely threatened' from Brussels and Kyiv
Minister Szijjártó said that "the von der Leyen-Zelensky plan" would bring about the risk of energy prices doubling in Hungary.