Hungary considers Pakistan an important partner in its goal to build strong relations with the Asian nations, the Political Director of the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in an interview to Pakistan’s The Express Tribune, published on 24 February 2014.
On 24 February, the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted a meeting for the foreign ministers of the Visegrád Four (V4) countries and three other European Union member states, Greece, Romania and Bulgaria.
The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Visegrád countries - Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia - have discussed the recent developments in Ukraine.
Minister of Foreign Affairs János Martonyi welcomed the vote by Ukrainian lawmakers in the day for the release of former Ukranian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary welcomes the deal to end the domestic crisis in Ukraine signed on February 21. We express our hope that this will put an end to the bloodshed and life can return back to normal in Ukraine. It is most important that both sides abide by the agreement so that the political and constitutional conditions for resolving the crisis can be established.
The top priority is to stop violence in Ukraine, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Zsolt Németh declared at his press briefing in Brussels on 20 February 2014.
Deputy State Secretary Péter Wintermantel visited Israel to present the Hungarian government’s position regarding issues connected to the 2014 Holocaust Memorial Year and preparations for the 25th anniversary of the re-establishment of diplomatic ties.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Hungary’s diplomatic missions are monitoring developments in Ukraine but none of them have proposed suspending preparations for the April general parliamentary election, the head of the Ministry's Press Department said on 19 February 2014.
Taking sanctions against Ukraine has become „unavoidable” to pave the way for peaceful talks and a political solution to the crisis, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Zsolt Neméth told commercial HírTV late 20 February 2014.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary expresses its deep concern following the Ukrainian events of Tuesday night, which resulted already in more than a dozen lethal casualties and many wounded. We express our condolences to the families of the victims.