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Minister Martonyi Appointed Ministerial Commissioner for UN Water Conference
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, February 25, 2013 1:40 PM
Foreign Minister János Martonyi appointed Deputy State Secretary Gábor Baranyai as the Ministerial Commissioner in charge of preparing the UN conference on water management and sanitation to be held in Budapest this October.
Cooperation of Visegrád, Baltic and Nordic States is to be Developed
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, February 21, 2013 5:35 PM
Parliamentary State Secretary Zsolt Nèmeth declared that the cooperation of Visegrád, Baltic and Nordic states could be efficient when it comes to EU enlargement, EU neighbourhood policy and relations with Russia. The Secretary of State of the MFA responsible for Parliamentary Affairs represented Hungary at a meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Visegrád group (V4 - Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia), the Baltic States and Scandinavian countries held on 20th February in Gdansk, Poland.
New Impetus to Hungarian-Slovak Relations
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, February 20, 2013 3:20 PM
On Tuesday, Foreign Minister János Martonyi received Slovak Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Miroslav Lajčák, who accompanied the President of Slovakia, Ivan Gašparovič, on his two-day visit to Budapest.
State Secrertary Bába opened New Diplomatic Training Centre
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, February 19, 2013 3:23 PM
Administration State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Iván Bába opened the Ministry's new simulative training centre on February 18.
State Secretary Németh: Framework to be Defined to Monitor Ukraine
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, February 19, 2013 2:00 PM
Zsolt Németh, Parliamentary State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, represented Hungary at the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) on Monday. Following the meeting, the Hungarian State Secretary declared that the Eastern Partnership was also on the agenda.
Hungary Supports the European Integration of Ukraine
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, February 18, 2013 2:19 PM
Hungary supports the European integration aspirations of Ukraine at all levels, and plans to continue the cooperation that began with the Transcarpathian region under the auspices of the Eastern Partnership programme; Hungary also wants to increase the number of border crossings between the two countries – said Zsolt Németh, Parliamentary State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Ungvár (Uzhgorod) on February 15, where he arrived for a two-day official visit to the Transcarpathian region.
Wallenberg memorial unveiled in Ukraine
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, February 18, 2013 1:24 PM
A memorial plaque dedicated to Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, who saved tens of thousands of Jews in Hungary in 1944-45, was unveiled in Mukacheve (Munkács), in Ukraine’s Transcarpathian region February 16, 2013.
Enikő Győri Visits Imprisoned Hungarian in Bolivia
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, February 15, 2013 2:04 PM
On the sidelines of talks in La Paz February 14, 2013, Minister of State Enikő Győri visited Előd Tóásó, a Hungarian national imprisoned in Bolivia.
Hungary maintains common EU position on Iran
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, February 15, 2013 1:28 PM
Hungary's position on Iran has not changed: the international community should be given the chance to make sure that the Iranian nuclear programme serves peaceful purposes, the Hungarian Foreign Ministry stated on Thursday.
State Secretary Zsolt Németh met NATO Deputy Secretary-General
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, February 14, 2013 6:15 PM
State Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Zsolt Németh met Alexander Vershbow, Deputy Secretary-General of NATO February 14, 2013.
Enikő Győri: Peru is interested in Hungary's crisis management experience
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, February 14, 2013 3:38 PM
Minister of State of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Enikő Győri discussed the issue of a sustainable social system and Hungarian experiences with relation to economic crisis management during her talks in Peru, and was informed by her partners that the government in Lima would be ready to fund scholarships for the study of Peruvian students in Hungary.
State Secretary Németh Opened Exhibiton in Brussels On Serbian Church Art
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, February 14, 2013 1:51 PM
Zsolt Németh, Parliamentary State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, opened the exhibition entitled „Serbian Church Art in Hungary” at the Hungarian Cultural Institute in Brussels on Wednesday.
Deputy State Secretary Takács: Hungary seeks greater role in EU cooperation with Africa
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, February 14, 2013 8:50 AM
Hungary wants to play a larger role in the European Union’s assistance programmes in Africa, especially in the Sub-Saharan region, Deputy State Secretary for Global Affairs Szabolcs Takács told MTI February 13, 2013.
Informal Council Meeting of Development Ministers
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, February 13, 2013 6:36 PM
EU ministers responsible for international development cooperation held talks at an informal meeting in Dublin on 11-12 February regarding the global development and sustainability agenda following 2015, when the Millennium Development Goals’ deadline expires.
Hungarian-Swedish ministerial meeting
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, February 12, 2013 7:30 PM
Minister of Foreign Affairs János Martonyi welcomed Mrs Ewa Björling, Swedish Minister of Trade, on February 12, 2013.
Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding North Korea’s nuclear test
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, February 12, 2013 6:03 PM
Hungary learnt with dismay that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea detonated yet another nuclear test device on 12 February 2013 despite repeated calls for restraint by the international community.
State Secretary Németh Met With Colombian Vice-Minister of Multilateral Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, February 11, 2013 5:14 PM
Dr. Patti Londoño Jaramillo, Vice-Minister of Multilateral Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Colombia, paid an official visit to Hungary on February 8-9, 2013.
Minister Martonyi: Economic Success Legitimates a Government’s Policy
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, February 7, 2013 6:12 PM
At a conference organised by business daily Világgazdaság in Budapest on Thursday, Foreign Minister János Martonyi declared that economic success legitimises government policies, both foreign and domestic.
Hungary has become a member of the United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) Team
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, February 7, 2013 5:18 PM
The Advisory Board of the United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) Team of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) held its annual meeting on 5-6 February in Geneva, where Hungary was welcomed as a new member.
Hungary condemns Murder of Tunisian Opposition Politician
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, February 7, 2013 4:53 PM
Hungary condemns the assassination of Tunisian opposition politician Chokri Belaid and expresses its condolences to the victim’s relatives.