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Minister of Foreign Affairs János Martonyi received a U.S. Congressional Delegation
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, February 29, 2012 1:11 PM
Minister of Foreign Affairs János Martonyi received a Congressional Delegation from the United States led by Congressman Dan Burton of Indiana February 24, 2012. U.S. Congressmen regularly visit their European allies: the current delegation visited Paris, Brussels, and Bratislava before coming to Budapest.
János Martonyi’s visit to Prague
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, February 23, 2012 9:27 AM
On 21 February 2012 János Martonyi paid an official visit to the Czech Republic. The Hungarian Foreign Minister participated in discussions with Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg and was received by President Václav Klaus and Miroslava Nemcová, Chairperson of the Lower House of the Parliament.
János Martonyi’s meeting with the delegation of the Venice Commission
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, February 22, 2012 9:05 AM
On 20 February Foreign Minister János Martonyi consulted with the delegation of the Venice Commission. In their conversation the parties discussed the legislative intent and background behind the cardinal laws regulating churches and courts, and exchanged views on the legal and professional concerns as well as on the critical comments concerning these laws.
Hungary welcomes the new Chairperson of the African Union
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, February 22, 2012 9:04 AM
At the meeting of its Assembly on 31 January 2012, the African Union elected Boni Yayi, President of the Republic of Benin as its new Chairperson.
The Hungarian Foreign Minister’s meetings in Berlin focused on issues of foreign affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, February 13, 2012 3:08 PM
On 7 February 2012 János Martonyi negotiated with German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle in Berlin about current issues of the European Union, the Middle East, and Hungarian-German bilateral relations. On the invitation of his German counterpart, the Hungarian Foreign minister arrived in Germany for a two-day visit to mark the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Republic of Hungary on Friendly Cooperation and Partnership in Europe.
Statement of the Foreign Ministry on The Jerusalem Post’s article of 5 February 2012 about Hungary
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, February 6, 2012 6:00 PM
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs strongly condemns the position of the MPs of the Jobbik political party on the Holocaust, on the internal political situation in Israel, and on the political relations of the Middle East.
Martonyi begins two-day visit to Germany
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, February 6, 2012 5:11 PM
Hungarian Foreign Minister Janos Martonyi has left on a two-day official visit to Germany on Monday to mark the 20th anniversary of the Hungarian-German friendship treaty.
Hungary welcomes the first anniversary of the revolution in Egypt
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, January 26, 2012 2:30 PM
On Wednesday, H.E. Aly El-Hefny, Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt, hosted a festive commemoration on the occasion of the first anniversary of the outbreak on 25 January 2011 of the Egyptian revolution, with the participation of the diplomatic corps as well as personalities of Hungarian political and public life and the Egyptian community in Hungary.
Foreign Minister János Martonyi’s participation in the symposium on “Otto von Habsburg as a Christian politician” in Rome
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, January 26, 2012 2:21 PM
Foreign Minister János Martonyi participated in and held a lecture on the symposium on “Otto von Habsburg as a Christian politician”, which was organised in the Austrian Historical Institute in Rome on 24 January 2012. Among others, Rocco Buttiglione, Vice President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies and Wolfgang Schüssel, former Chancellor of Austria gave speeches, and several members of the Habsburg family were present as well.
Statement of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs on János Martonyi's response letter sent to Thorbjørn Jagland
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, January 23, 2012 3:59 PM
Foreign Minister János Martonyi has sent a response letter to Thorbjørn Jagland, Secretary General of the Council of Europe on January 20, confirming that Hungary is willing to cooperate with the Council of Europe. Reacting to the Secretary General’s inquiry, the Head of the Foreign Ministry attached to his letter the texts of the laws on judiciary, religious freedom, and elections to the Parliament.
Statement of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs on Releasing Political Prisoners in Myanmar
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, January 23, 2012 9:01 AM
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Hungary welcomes the President of Myanmar’s amnesty decree of 13 January releasing hundreds of political prisoners, and the ceasefire agreement signed by the Government of Myanmar and the Karen National Union on 12 January.
Foreign Minister János Martonyi received Yossi Peled, Minister without Portfolio from Israel
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, January 23, 2012 8:59 AM
On their meeting on 17 January 2012, the Hungarian Foreign Minister emphasised that the extermination of the victims of the Holocaust meant a serious historical loss for the whole Hungarian nation; it is our duty to remember them. We regard it as a national issue to keep the memory of Raoul Wallenberg and other heroes rescuing our persecuted compatriots alive.
János Martonyi’s message on the 67th anniversary of the liberation of the ghetto in Budapest
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, January 23, 2012 8:53 AM
In his message to the participants of the commemoration held by the Jewish Congregation of Budapest in the Dohány Street Synagogue on 18 January 2012, the Hungarian Foreign Minister claimed the Shoah to still be an open wound in Hungarian history, and stated that during the time of terror the Hungarian state had failed to protect its citizens, who, therefore, had lost their country in which they had been born and their fate, having been deprived of their Hungarian identity and human dignity.
Wallenberg Year inaugurated on 17 January 2012
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, January 23, 2012 8:47 AM
Hungarian Foreign Minister János Martonyi and his Swedish counterpart, Carl Bildt inaugurated the Wallenberg Year. The guest of honour of the ceremony was Yossi Peled, Minister without Portfolio from Israel.
János Hóvári’s consultations in Japan
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, January 17, 2012 11:18 AM
The Foreign Ministry’s Deputy State Secretary for Global Affairs János Hóvári and the Japanese Foreign Ministry’s Director-General for European Issues Jiro Kodera held the next round of the annual consultations of Hungarian-Japanese Foreign Ministries in Tokyo on 16 January 2012.
Gergely Prőhle negotiated in London
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, January 17, 2012 9:48 AM
On 16 January 2012, the Foreign Ministry’s Deputy State Secretary for EU Bilateral Relations, Press and Cultural Diplomacy Gergely Prőhle met leaders of the Foreign Ministry, the Parliament, the churches, and representatives of the press in London, and participated in the Embassy’s dinner in honour of Count János Esterházy.
Foreign Minister János Martonyi's letter to the foreign ministers of the EU member states and the president of the European Commission
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, January 11, 2012 3:59 PM
János Martonyi, Minister of Foreign Affairs addressed a letter to his EU counterparts presenting the background and aims of the recent re-structuring of the constitutional order in Hungary.
János Martonyi presented a document containing strategic guidelines for the Hungarian foreign policy
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, December 19, 2011 12:19 PM
On 19 December 2011 János Martonyi Hungarian Foreign Minister presented at the Hungarian Institute of International Affairs (MKI) the document entitled „Hungarian Foreign Policy after the EU presidency”, which summarizes the strategic directions of Hungarian Foreign Policy. The aim of the strategic document is to provide serve as a guideline for the work of the Hungarian diplomatic corps, inform the public and form the basis for further work on strategy in the Foreign Ministry.
Joint Press Release by the Governments of Hungary and the United States on the Occasion of the Ninetieth Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, December 16, 2011 12:41 PM
On December 17, 2011, we commemorate the 90th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Hungary and the United States. After the agreement entered into force, an American Legation was opened in Budapest and Count László Széchenyi presented his credentials in Washington, D.C.
Statement of the Hungarian Government on the recent adoption of the Act on Rehabilitation by the Serbian Parliament
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, December 5, 2011 6:21 PM
The Hungarian Government welcomes the fact that, after consultations between the representatives of the Serbian Government and those of the Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians and in accordance with their agreement, the Serbian National Assembly on the 5th of December has adopted the Act on Rehabilitation.