Albania is one the countries that has achieved the greatest progress in the Western Balkans and the European Union must recognise this – MFA Deputy State Secretary Szabolcs Takács told Hungarian news agency MTI during his trip to Albania.
Foreign Minister János Martonyi paid tribute to Jewish victims of WW2 in Jerusalem’s Yad Vashem Holocaust Centre on Monday, at the start of his two-day visit in Israel. He placed a wreath at the eternal flame and wrote a short entry in the memorial book in honour of 1.5 million children killed in the war. Mr Martonyi’s official programme included talks with counterpart Avigdor Liberman and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Hungary continues to support establishing an independent, viable and contiguous Palestinian state, Foreign Minister János Martonyi told his Palestinian counterpart, Riyad Al-Maliki, during talks on the Middle East peace process.
Hungary is satisfied with the Multiannual Financial Framework for 2014-2020 since the country is among the three members states who will benefit most from the next MFF, Minister of State in charge of EU Affairs Enikő Győri said at a press conference on Monday.
The young generations can make Hungary successful with their ideas, curiosity, courage, self-reliance and ideals – declared Minister of Foreign Affairs János Martonyi on the closing day of the Week of Young Entrepreneurs on November 22.
Hungary welcomes the deal signed in Geneva between Iran and six world powers and hopes that the participants will soon reach an agreement that will contribute to stability and safety in the Middle East in the long term, Foreign Ministry press chief Gábor Kaleta declared on Sunday.
MFA State Secretary for Parliamentary Affairs Zsolt Németh discussed the perspectives the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement, the EU-USA Free Trade Agreement as well as the issue of covert intelligence gathering activities during his talks with the US National Security Council, the State Department and Congress on 21 November 2013.
In the European Union Hungary is one of the prominent proponents of Ukraine’s European orientation. With the Vilnius Summit approaching, we noted with pleasure the increasing support of the Ukrainian society and political circles for closer Ukraine-EU relations, as well as the progress made in the adoption of the necessary reform measures.
MFA Political Director Szabolcs Takács attended the opening of the Budapest office of the Turkish EKOL Logistics Ltd on November 20, following which he had talks with EKOL President Ahmet Musal, CEO Tayfun Öktem and Head of the Hungarian subsidiary Ákos Kovács.
Foreign Minister János Martonyi received Ankie Broekers-Knol, President of the Senate of the Netherlands in his office on Wednesday.