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State Secretary: Hungary stands by democratically elected leaders
Péter Sztáray said that the stability of the Western Balkans is in Hungary’s primary national security interest.
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FM: Hungary will promote US Middle East policy in the European Union
Minister Szijjártó was the only EU foreign minister to attend the signing ceremony of the peace agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.
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FM: Hungary continues to support efforts to bring about peace in the Middle East
The foreign minister said it was an “honor” that Hungary has received a ministerial-level invitation for the signing of the agreement to be held in the White House garden next...
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President Trump praises PM Orbán’s anti-migration efforts
“I would like to express that we are proud to stand together with the United States in the fight against illegal migration, terrorism and to protect and help the Christian...
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FM signs cooperation agreement with Ohio to provide hundreds of jobs for Hungarians
Péter Szijjártó held talks with US company heads on Wednesday and signed the memorandum of understanding on Hungary-Ohio economic cooperation with Director of the Ohio Development Services Agency Lydia Mihalik
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PM Orbán: Hungary’s goal is for the world’s major powers to have an interest in its economic success
The PM said the Obama administration assigned less importance to central Europe, but President Trump’s administration paid closer attention to the region
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US Sec State Pompeo in Budapest: “Americans and Hungarians have always stood together in the pursuit of freedom, and that tradition continues today”
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was in Budapest today. His was the first visit to Hungary of a secretary of state in eight years. It comes at a time when the relationship between Hungary and the United States is bearing fruit in areas that mean a lot to our two countries.
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Atlantic Council leader emphasizes the need to further strengthen Hungary’s alliance with the United States
Damon Wilson said the two countries must further strengthen their military alliance and work together to help integrate Hungary’s neighbors with western democracies
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President Áder sends Hungary’s condolences to US over death of former US President George H.W. Bush
The president said he was deeply saddened by learning of the death of the US’s 41st president, calling him a “highly regarded statesman"
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US government opens exchange program to Hungarian high school students for scholarships to study in America for a year
“I’m excited to announce that we are expanding the FLEX program to Hungary,” Ambassador Cornstein said. “This program is a fantastic opportunity for talented Hungarian high school students to study and live in the United States for one year"
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Remembering the September 11th terrorist attack in the United States
US ambassador remembered “the outpouring support from our friends around the world including our NATO-ally Hungary, who offered solidarity during that difficult time"
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Foreign minister visits Washington for the fourth time this year to build relations with the United States
Péter Szijjártó, minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, held talks with Assistant State Secretary Wess Mitchell, and discussed bilateral political and international security issues
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FM: Hungary will continue its policy of supporting Christian communities in the Middle East
In the past two years they have spent 4.5 billion HUF on supporting Christian communities in the Middle East so that they do not have to leave their homes, the foreign minister revealed