Hungary’s position is that the Assad regime has lost its legitimacy and must step down, as it waged a war against its own people causing the death of tens of thousands, wave of refugees, destruction and humanitarian disaster.

Hungary is of the opinion that the sooner a political regime change takes place in Syria, the sooner the Syrian people has the chance to take their future into their hands. Therefore Hungary has decided to recognize the National Coalition of Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces formed by the Syrian insurgents and oppositional forces in Doha last November as the sole legitimate representative of the Syrian people. Hungary is not alone with this decision: an increasingly widening circle of countries of the international community – including several EU Member States, and those countries who participated at the meetings of the Group of Friends of the Syrian People and who are committed to the transformation of Syria – have chosen this path. This decision by Hungary gives support to the efforts aimed at democratic transformation, free elections, and the promotion of human rights, the goal of which is that the Syrian people could freely decide about their future. It is important that the National Coalition unite, express the will of and provide opportunities to all ambitions, views, and groups of the Syrian society, as well as ensure the rights and inclusion of ethnic and religious minorities, especially that of the Syrian Christian communities in the decision making process concerning the country’s future.

(Ministry of Foreign Affairs)