Hungary and the United States are strengthening cooperation in supporting persecuted Christians and defending global religious freedom, Tristan Azbej said following high-level meetings in Washington with senior officials from the...
The Hungarian delegation visited places in Nigeria where the Hungarian government cooperated with local church organisations and provided humanitarian aid to persecuted Christians.
The people of Myanmar are not just in need of food, water and medical care, but also hope and solidarity, Tristan Azbej said.
Tristan Azbej visited the United States on Monday to attend an international conference on religious freedom and discuss the importance of helping persecuted Christians.
By supporting the refurbishment of this community space, the Hungarian government expressed its commitment to the community of Christians in the Holy Land.
The French foreign ministry had organized a high-level international conference on the Lebanon conflict and to offer aid to the country.
The Hungary Helps international aid scheme launched seven years ago has supported the consolidation of Christian communities in the Middle East.
The Hungarian mission to Chad launched last year as part of the Hungary Helps humanitarian program will be stepped up this year.
Tristan Azbej said, “people in crisis zones should be helped to stay in their homelands rather than promote migration”.
Hungary has donated some 25 million euros to help Syrian refugees through their church organizations and Christian humanitarian programs since the scheme started seven years ago.
Tristan Azbej said Hungary had opened its borders to more than one million Ukrainian refugees and provided asylum for hundreds of thousands.
Tristan Azbej said he had met Deputy Foreign Minister Edmondo Cirielli and discussed joint activities in Africa, helping persecuted Christians and the upcoming EP election.
Austria at the start of the year established a special government unit within the Chancellery to help persecuted Christian minorities.