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FM: Afghanistan situation is threatening a new migration wave
“The foreign ministers of European Union countries do not seem to have grasped the full scope of the danger yet," said Péter Szijjártó.
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FM: Coronavirus pandemic and migration form a “vicious circle”
The foreign minister emphasized the importance of providing help at the point where it is needed instead of causing problems where there are none.
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President Áder addresses UN on climate, health and water crises
The president said that water, climate change and public health related crises follow one another in a domino effect.
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FM: Security challenges must not be forgotten during pandemic
The foreign minister said the main challenge ahead of the global community is the coronavirus pandemic but this should not mean that security challenges faced all around the globe are...
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PM Orbán wishes United Nations a “Happy Birthday” ahead of 75th anniversary
PM Orbán joined EC and European Parliament heads, as well as the leaders of the 27 EU member states, in congratulating the UN on its founding on October 24, 1945.
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President Áder addresses United Nations General Assembly
President János Áder warned of further crises to come unless humanity radically changes the way it influences the environment.
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Responding to the UN: If you are unable to help us in the current crisis, please at least refrain from obstructing our defense efforts
False claims of a power grab in Hungary are just that. Such insinuations are not only incorrect but defamatory, and impede the government’s efforts in slowing down the spread of the coronavirus.
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FM: UN wastes money on facilitating migration that poses a danger to the entire world
Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, said that promoting migration in the world presented “a very serious threat to the whole of humanity”.
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FM: The UN must take steps to ease tensions in the Middle East
The foreign minister said Hungary is clearly concerned about developments in the Middle East and has an interest in the de-escalation of the conflict.
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Hungary is working to ensure UN migration pact does not become international law
The foreign minister has said Hungary, along with countries such as Poland, is working to ensure that the UN global migration compact does not become a reference point in international law.
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FM: Hungary resolutely supports UN efforts to protect minorities
The foreign minister said Hungary actively protects the rights of its ethnic kin beyond the borders.
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Regional program support office of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism to be based in Budapest
Minister Szijjártó said the new office will be tasked with coordinating the fight against terrorism in the region. He noted that Hungary already hosts the regional headquarters of several specialized UN organizations.
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President Áder: ‘Hungary’s per capita emissions are among the lowest in the industrialized countries’
Last week, at his joint press conference with Finnish Prime Minister Antti Rinne, Prime Minister Orbán spoke about Hungary’s goals on the clean energy front, repeating the commitment that we will have 90 percent of our domestic energy supply carbon-neutral by 2030, and we’re on track to get there through both nuclear and renewable energy sources.