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Minister Martonyi’s bilateral talks at UN General Assembly
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, October 1, 2013 5:23 PM
The mood has changed towards Iran and once a solution is found to the country’s nuclear programme, it could offer Hungary great potential to develop ties and boost exports, the Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs told Hungarian news agency MTI in New York after addressing the UN General Assembly’s session on 30 September 2013.
Hungary ready to send chemical experts to Syria
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, October 1, 2013 10:42 AM
Hungary is ready to send chemical and biological experts to Syria to support efforts to put the country’s chemical weapons under international control, Minister of Foreign Affairs János Martonyi told the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on 30 September 2013.
Hungary strongly condemns killings in Nigeria
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, September 30, 2013 1:32 PM
The Government of Hungary is shocked at the news of the terrorist attack carried out on 29 September 2013 by extremists in Nigeria, claiming the lives of many students and children, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced.
Hungary welcomes UN resolution on elimination of chemical weapons in Syria
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, September 30, 2013 10:47 AM
Hungary welcomes the UN Security Council’s binding and enforceable resolution that demands the rapid and controllable eradication of Syria’s chemical weapons, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced. The resolution was approved unanimously on Friday.
Minister Martonyi: Central Asia is important to Hungary
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, September 27, 2013 2:04 PM
Foreign Minister János Martonyi held bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Afghanistan, Iraq and Kazakhstan on the margins of the plenary session of the UN General Assembly on Thursday in New York City.
Gergely Prőhle: it matters what EU policy the German parties adopt
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, September 26, 2013 1:47 PM
The substantial victory achieved at the parliamentary elections in Germany this Sunday by the conservative CDU-CSU party alliance, which fell short of an absolute majority by only a few mandates, provides the realistic chance of a grand coalition with the Social-Democrats (SPD) or of a coalition with the Green Party, MFA Deputy State Secretary for EU bilateral relations Gergely Prőhle said on September 24.
The Hungarian Government assures the people of Pakistan of its sympathy
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, September 25, 2013 4:54 PM
The Hungarian Government assures the people of Pakistan of its sympathy and solidarity for the extreme damage and loss of life caused by the devastating earthquake that struck the southern regions of Pakistan, expressing at the same time its sincere and profound condolences to the relatives of the victims of this dreadful natural disaster.
Statement regarding the recent terrorist attack in Pakistan against Christians
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, September 24, 2013 5:01 PM
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary learned with deep regret about the cruel attacks recently committed in Peshawar, Pakistan, claiming a great number of civilian victims and casualties.
UN needed on the long term in Afghanistan
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, September 23, 2013 1:53 PM
Hungary’s position is that the United Nations’ presence will be needed on the long term in Afghanistan, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Political Director Szabolcs Takács, at the meeting of the International Contact Group on Afghanistan and Pakistan in New York City. He stated that the reason for this is that among others the global organization continues to play an important confidence building role in the Afghan society.
Hungary, Finland agree EU should stay intact, says Zsolt Németh
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, September 19, 2013 6:14 PM
Hungary and Finland have an interest in maintaining European Union unity since otherwise future integration would be compromised, Zsolt Németh, state secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary said in Helsinki on 19 September.
New Hungarian Honorary Consul in Venezuela
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, September 18, 2013 8:56 AM
Hungarian–Venezuelan businessman István Tóth has been appointed as Hungary’s new honorary consul in Venezuela.
Minister János Martonyi met with his Vietnamese counterpart
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, September 17, 2013 11:51 PM
Minister of Foreign Affairs János Martonyi held bilateral discussions with his Vietnamese counterpart, Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh on the margins of the state visit to Hungary by H.E. Truong Tan Sang, the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam September 16, 2013.
Hungary supports democratic transition in Myanmar
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, September 16, 2013 6:37 PM
It is important that Burma’s democratic transformation is completed successfully, Zsolt Németh, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said after meeting Aung San Suu Kyi, a Nobel-prize Laureate member of the Burmese opposition September 13, 2013.
Hungary condemns attack on US consulate in Afghanistan
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, September 16, 2013 6:36 PM
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary learnt with deep dismay about the recent attack against a consular office of the United States in Herat, Afghanistan, the Ministry announced it in a statement September 14, 2013.
Hungary welcomes US–Russia agreement on Syria
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, September 16, 2013 6:35 PM
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary welcomes the recent agreement between the US and Russia concerning the elimination of Syria’s chemical weapons, the Ministry announced it in a statement September 14, 2013.
Minister Martonyi addressed Honorary Consuls’ Conference
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, September 16, 2013 6:34 PM
The Hungarian government is committed to further increasing and strengthening Hungary’s honorary consular corps, Minister of Foreign Affairs János Martonyi said in Gödöllő September 16, 2013.
Deputy State Secretary Péter Wintermantel met with MPs from Myanmar
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, September 13, 2013 3:32 PM
Hungary receives five MPs from Myanmar for a one-week study tour between 8-14 September as the first part of the parliamentary cooperation project in the framework of Hungary’s support program for the democratic transition in Myanmar.
Martonyi meets NATO Commander Breedlove
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, September 13, 2013 3:11 PM
Minister of Foreign Affairs János Martonyi met NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) Philip Breedlove on September 12, 2013. The two officials reviewed the most important affairs currently facing NATO.
Enikő Győri discusses current EU affairs in London
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, September 13, 2013 3:09 PM
Current EU issues including the institutional framework of the planned bank resolution mechanism and the situation of EU employers were in the focus of talks between Hungary's Minister of State in charge of EU affairs, Enikő Győri, and her British counterpart David Lidington on September 12, 2013.
Enikő Győri: water resources are both an advantage and a responsibility
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, September 12, 2013 3:31 PM
Our water resources represent both an advantage and a responsibility - Minister of State in charge of EU Affairs Enikő Győri declared at the two-day international conference on water affairs in the Danube region on Wednesday.
Myanmar opposition leader and the President of Vietnam to visit Hungary
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, September 11, 2013 5:09 PM
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be arriving in Budapest on 13 September, and Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang is scheduled to visit Hungary on 15 September, Deputy State Secretary for Global Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Péter Wintermantel announced today.
Zsolt Németh: military intervention in Syria should be avoided
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, September 11, 2013 4:11 PM
Military intervention in Syria should be avoided if at all possible since it could cause serious problems, MFA Parliamentary State Secretary Zsolt Németh declared before the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Hungarian Parliament on 11 September 2013.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary commemorates the victims of terrorism
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, September 11, 2013 8:47 AM
On the twelfth anniversary of the terrorist attacks, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary commemorates all those who perished on September 11, 2001, in the cities of New York and Washington, D.C., as well as in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. We honour the victims and express our solidarity with those who lost their loved ones in this heinous attack.
Hungary joins initiative on enhancing personal data protection
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, September 10, 2013 4:55 PM
Upon the initiative of German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, the five Foreign Ministers of Germany, Austria, Hungary, Switzerland, and Lichtenstein sent a letter to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navanethem Pillay concerning the protection of personal data on 6 September 2013.
Foreign Minister János Martonyi on the crisis in Syria
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, September 10, 2013 9:56 AM
Hungary has a principled and consistent position concerning the crisis in Syria. We have made it clear that the Assad regime has lost its legitimacy to govern Syria because it has waged a war against its own people without any scruples.
Szabolcs Takács: Central Europe must support the integration of the Western Balkans
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, September 5, 2013 3:25 PM
It is the responsibility of Central Europe to emphasise the advantages of the European integration of the Western Balkans and to not allow „enlargement fatigue” to spread across the whole European Union, MFA Deputy State Secretary for Global Affairs and Political Director Szabolcs Takács declared at the Krynica Economic Forum in Poland, on September 4.
Minister Martonyi’s statement on Robert Schuman, who passed away 50 years ago
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, September 5, 2013 11:16 AM
On the fiftieth anniversary of his death, I pay tribute to the memory of Robert Schuman, who was one of the Founding Fathers of the European Union, and served as a Prime Minister and a Foreign Minister of France.
French Senate delegation visits Budapest
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, September 5, 2013 11:13 AM
Minister of State for European Affairs Enikő Győri, and MFA European Director Bálint Ódor hosted a delegation of the French Senate's French-Hungarian Friendship Group, on September 4.
EU accession talks with Turkey must continue
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, September 4, 2013 3:47 PM
The impetus for the EU accession talks with Turkey must be maintained, because if the talks came to a halt, it would send a negative message to both Turkey and the European public, said Deputy State Secretary Gergely Prőhle following a strategic forum held in Bled, Slovenia, where Central European policy-makers discussed regional and European issues.
Foreign Ministry officials meet with President of the IFRC
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, September 4, 2013 1:35 PM
Minister of State for Public Administration of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Iván Bába and MFA Political Director Szabolcs Takács both held separate discussions with President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Tadateru Konoé on 3 September 2013.