Hungary strongly supports Serbia’s integration into the European Union, which "the southern neighbour appreciates”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said after meeting Serbian foreign minister Ivan Mrkic in Budapest on 7 October 2013.
Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs János Martonyi and his Croatian counterpart Vesna Pusic have agreed to settle the issue of Hungarian oil and gas company MOL and its Croatian counterpart by means of dialogue; however, if talks fail to yield a solution, MOL will decide whether or not to sell its stake in INA, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Saturday.
The Budapest World Water Summit starting October 8 will be the year’s landmark event of in Hungarian diplomacy, Deputy State Secretary Péter Wintermantel said on Friday.
Minister of Foreign Affairs János Martonyi met his Montenegrin counterpart Igor Luksic for talks on the sidelines of a security policy conference in Montenegro’s Budva on Saturday.
Minister of Foreign Affairs János Martonyi has invited his Serbian counterpart, Ivan Mrkic, for talks in Budapest to discuss Serbia’s European Union integration process.
The Holocaust has been the greatest trauma for the Hungarian nation, Minister for Foreign Affairs János Martonyi told participants at the conference “Jewish Life and Anti-Semitism in Contemporary Europe.”
Hungary sent a clear message to Croatia when the Government asked national oil company MOL to consider selling its shares in Croatian counterpart INA, Minister of Foreign Affairs János Martonyi told commercial HirTV on 3 October 2013.
Foreign Minister János Martonyi met with Israeli Finance Minister Yair Lapid on Friday and discussed bilateral and Trans-Atlantic economic links as well as the Middle East peace process.
The Foreign Ministers of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia emphasize the importance of developing strong ties between the EU and the Eastern Partnership countries, which is essential for stability and prosperity on the European continent. The Ministers express their appreciation of the determination of those Eastern Partnership countries – Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine – which, despite some internal challenges, are progressing in the process of implementing political, social and economic reforms. The pace of reforms determines the intensity of cooperation, therefore partners most engaged in reforms benefit more from their relationship with the EU, in line with the “more for more” principle. They welcome the European choice and aspirations of these countries.
Hungary supports efforts to make water management and sanitation priorities among United Nations development goals in the post-2015 period, Minister of Foreign Affairs János Martonyi said at the UN General Assembly session in New York.