The Ambassador of the United States in Budapest informed the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Hungary well in advance about the planned publication of documents by WikiLeaks.

Since the leaked documents are allegedly excerpts from the internal communication of the United States foreign service, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Hungary will not comment on their content. Hungary’s relations with the United States are an important priority of our foreign policy and we will remain committed to productive cooperation with our partners.

In the meantime the Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemns any unauthorised release of classified information, because the necessary discretion, necessary confidentiality of diplomatic relations has been violated.