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Hungary ready to take part in OSCE mission to Ukraine
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, April 2, 2014 4:56 PM
Hungary is ready to take part in the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe's (OSCE) planned monitoring mission in Ukraine, a foreign ministry spokesman said on Tuesday.
Minister Martonyi: NATO ministers see signs of political settlement in Ukraine
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, April 2, 2014 4:54 PM
Some positive signs of a possible political and diplomatic resolution to the Ukrainian crisis are beginning to emerge, Foreign Minister János Martonyi declared in Brussels where he attended a two-day meeting of NATO foreign ministers.
Enikő Győri: Ukraine crisis likely to speed up EU energy security measures
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, April 1, 2014 5:38 PM
The crisis in Ukraine is likely to speed up the implementation of plans by the European Union to establish energy security, Enikő Győri, Minister of State for EU Affairs, declared in London on Monday.
Hungary demands release of Hungarian citizen from Bolivia detention
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, April 1, 2014 4:19 PM
The Hungarian government demands that Hungarian citizen Előd Tóásó, who has been in pre-trial detention in Bolivia since 2009, should be released, Zsolt Németh, MFA State Secretary declared on Monday.
Minister Martonyi: Hungary is active in cooperation against genocides
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, April 1, 2014 2:27 PM
A conference on genocide prevention was held in Brussels on March 31 – April 1, on the twentieth anniversary of the genocide in Ruanda. Foreign Minister János Martonyi declared at the conference that the international community, despite the efforts made over the past 20 years, was still unable to avert the commitment of crimes against humanity and other atrocities.
Zsolt Németh: the advancement of national interests has been more successful since 2010
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, April 1, 2014 12:46 PM
"The most significant difference between Hungary’s current foreign policy and the one practiced before 2010 is that the advancement of national interests has been more successful", MFA State Secretary Zsolt Németh declared at the Hungarian Institute for International Affairs on 31 March 2014.
Minister Martonyi: Hungary fully supports sanctions against Russia
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 31, 2014 4:04 PM
The Hungarian Government will give its full support to any sanctions approved by the European Union against Russia in connection with the crisis in Ukraine, Foreign Minister János Martonyi said on CNN on Sunday.
Hungary's policies are in line with its European partners, János Martonyi stated on a programme in which he appeared with Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt on international news channel CNN. The Hungarian Foreign Minister was asked why Hungary had expressed concern and even possible opposition to sanctions and whether this was in connection with Hungary's wide range of trade relations with Russia.
The Hungarian Government welcomes the peace agreement between the Government of the Philippines and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 28, 2014 2:05 PM
The Hungarian Government welcomes the signing of the peace agreement between the Government of the Philippines and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front that brings an end to a decades-long conflict that took the lives of more than 100,000 people.
Deputy State Secretary Ódor on V4 visit to in Montenegro
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 28, 2014 1:01 PM
V4 European Directors visited Podgorica on March 26-27 2014 where they met with Montenegro’s Chief EU Negotiator Aleksandar Pejović, Justice Minister Duško Marković and the Foreign Ministry's State Secretary for Political Affairs Vladimir Radulović.
Hungary and Austria are ready to support Bosnia-Herzegovina’s EU integration
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 28, 2014 1:00 PM
Hungary and Austria are ready to support Bosnia-Herzegovina’s EU integration because it seems to have come to a standstill, Foreign Minister János Martonyi declared following the talks that he and his Austrian counterpart held with Foreign Minister Zlatko Lagumdžija on March 27, 2014.
Hungary raised the issue of Bolivian violation at the UN Human Rights Council
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 27, 2014 5:24 PM
On March 26, the United Nations Human Rights Council, among others, discussed the annual report on Bolivia prepared by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Cooperation initiated between Hungarian Foreign Ministry and Péter Pázmány Catholic University
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 27, 2014 11:27 AM
A cooperation agreement was concluded between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Péter Pázmány Catholic University (PPKE) on March 26, 2014.
US ready to export liquefied natural gas to Central and Eastern Europe
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 26, 2014 2:55 PM
The United States is ready to assist countries in Central and Eastern Europe by exporting liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the region, Speaker of the House of Representatives John Boehner said late on Tuesday after meeting Hungary's Ambassador-at-Large for Energy Security Anita Orbán.
Foreign Minister János Martonyi attends Third Nuclear Security Summit
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 26, 2014 10:10 AM
Following the first meeting in Washington in 2010 and in Seoul 2012, the third Nuclear Security Summit was held in The Hague on 24-25 March 2014. This is the second time that Hungary has participated in a Nuclear Security Summit.
Hungary denies the false allegations made by Lebanese Al-Manar television
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 25, 2014 11:31 AM
Lebanese Al-Manar television made the false allegation that Hungary’s Ambassador to Lebanon, László Váradi, had made a statement during his visit to a museum in Lebanon. Other media outlets also publicised this piece of false news without checking its authenticity.
Minister Martonyi: More concrete steps are needed to bolster Hungarian-Polish relations
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 24, 2014 1:49 PM
More concrete steps are needed to bolster Hungarian-Polish relations, Hungarian Foreign Minister János Martonyi stated in a radio programme on Sunday. There is still plenty of potential in bilateral economic cooperation between the two countries, he added.
Minister Martonyi calls NATO membership the cornerstone of Hungary’s security
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 21, 2014 2:27 PM
Foreign Minister János Martonyi called NATO membership the cornerstone of Hungary's national security but added that the Alliance should place more emphasis on the principle of collective defence.
Zsolt Németh discusses cooperation with Transcarpathia leaders in Ukraine
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 20, 2014 4:29 PM
Zsolt Németh, State Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, had talks with leaders of Ukraine's Transcarpathian county on strategic cooperation, infrastructure development along the Hungary-Ukraine border, issues around the ethnic Hungarian minority, and energy, in Uzhhorod on Wednesday.
Enikő Győri: there is no better EU response to the Ukrainian crisis than the Association Agreement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 20, 2014 9:13 AM
There is no better European Union response to the Ukrainian crisis than the fact that the previously drafted political chapters of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement are to be signed at the meeting of the European Council next Friday - said MFA Minister of State in charge of EU Affairs Enikő Győri at a press briefing held on 19 March 2014.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary regards changing Crimea’s status as unlawful
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 19, 2014 5:22 PM
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary, confirming its position concerning the referendum held in Crimea on March 16, regards the changing of the legal status of Crimea as illegitimate and unlawful.
Minister Martonyi tells CNN solidarity must underpin any 3rd-stage sanctions against Russia
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 19, 2014 5:20 PM
In an interview to CNN's Richard Quest broadcast on Wednesday, Foreign Minister János Martonyi, when asked if Budapest would back tougher sanctions on the Russians in case the current ones did not succeed, responded that Hungary would expect EU member states to share the burden of the consequences fairly if tougher sanctions were introduced.
Péter Wintermantel hosted a farewell lunch for the outgoing Malaysian Ambassador
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 19, 2014 11:17 AM
Péter Wintermantel, MFA Deputy State Secretary for Global Affairs, hosted a farewell lunch for outgoing Malaysian Ambassador Kamilan Makson on March 18, 2014.
Enikő Győri: The burden of the Ukrainian crisis should be shared equally among EU member states
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 19, 2014 11:14 AM
In view of mounting tension in Ukraine, EU member states should share the burden of the crisis fairly, Hungary's Minister of State for EU Affairs Enikő Győri declared in Brussels on Tuesday.
Péter Wintermantel: Jordan is Hungary's gateway to the Middle East
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 19, 2014 10:52 AM
MFA Deputy State Secretary for Global Affairs Péter Wintermantel received Co-Chairman of the Hungarian-Jordanian Joint Economic Committee and Secretary-General of the Jordanian Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation Saleh Al-Kharabsheh on 18 March 2014.
Zsolt Németh: Anti-Semitism is harmful to democracy and the Hungarian nation
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 19, 2014 9:13 AM
MFA State Secretary Zsolt Németh held a lecture at a conference entitled „Jews in Hungary in the 20th and 21st Centuries”, hosted by the Gáspár Károli Calvinist University.
Minister Martonyi: EU may expand Ukraine-Russia visa bans and asset freezes
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 18, 2014 11:04 AM
If necessary, the number of Russians and Ukrainians facing visa bans and asset freezes in view of their roles in the Ukrainian crisis may be expanded, the Hungarian Foreign Minister said in Brussels on Monday after the EU foreign ministers had decided to impose such sanctions on 21 Russians and Ukrainians.
Szabolcs Takács: Central Europe must stand by the Ukrainian people's freedom of speech
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 17, 2014 4:17 PM
It is the responsibility of Central Europe, which has been free and independent for 25 years, to support and stand by the Ukrainian people’s right to the freedom of speech as well as the decisions that the Ukrainian people have made, MFA Political Director Szabolcs Takács declared on Sunday.
Minister Martonyi: Hungary supports both Serbia and the Hungarian minority
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 17, 2014 4:15 PM
During a 15 March commemoration of the 1848-1849 revolution in Subotica (Szabadka, Serbia) organised by the Vojvodina Hungarian Alliance (VMSZ), Foreign Minister János Martonyi assured Vojvodina Hungarians and Serbia of Hungary's support.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary regards the Crimean referendum as illegitimate
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 17, 2014 3:52 PM
The referendum held in the Crimean Autonomous Republic on whether the peninsula should secede to Russia violates the Ukrainian constitution; therefore the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary regards the Crimean referendum as illegitimate and unlawful.
Minister Martonyi: the consulate general in Cracow also has practical significance
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 17, 2014 10:46 AM
Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs János Martonyi and his Polish counterpart Radoslaw Sikorski reopened Hungary's consulate general in Cracow on Friday.