Foreign Minister János Martonyi met with his V4 counterparts in Warsaw, Czech Minister Karel Schwarzenberg, Polish Minister Radoslaw Sikorski and Slovakian Minister Miroslav Lajcak on 25 October.
Hungary, as a member of the EU and NATO, is part of the developed world, and therefore is obliged to contribute to solving global problems, - stated Szabolcs Takács, the Deputy State Secretary for Global Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at Corvinus University on October 24.
The common political and economic interests of Hungary and Poland can provide for an enduring and close cooperation, - Foreign Minister János Martonyi stated following the meeting with his Polish counterpart, Radoslaw Sikorski, in Warsaw on October 24.
On 23 October hundreds of thousands of people peacefully commemorated the 56th anniversary of the 1956 Revolution and Freedom Fight in Budapest, across the country and beyond the borders. State events in Budapest were held in several locations, and had a family atmosphere. Four hundred thousand people heard Prime Minister Viktor Orbán give a speech in front of Parliament.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary declares – in response to the verbal and physical insult committed by extremists with anti-Semitic intentions in Budapest on October 23 – that it is unacceptable to disparage and insult our fellow citizens of Jewish identity and it is equally unacceptable to defile the national flag of the State of Israel.
In the framework of Danube Region Strategy (DRS) we should implement programs that deliver tangible results, - Enikő Győri, Minister of State for European Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stated following the informal meeting of DRS countries in Austria on October 22.
Gergely Prőhle, Deputy State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, paid a visit in Stockholm on October 17 and 18. In the course of his visit Deputy State Secretary Prőhle had meetings with Members of Parliament, members of the Venice Commission, and journalists.
Hungary highly appreciates efforts by the Red Cross and Red Crescent societies that seek to help all in need without any discrimination, Péter Sztáray, Deputy State Secretary for Security Policy, said in Budapest on Thursday.
Foreign Minister János Martonyi held talks with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Washington on October 18. Prior to the meeting the US Secretary of State said that they would touch upon global issues in addition to discussing bilateral relations.
"When it comes to issues of great importance, there is no such thing as a small nation", Minister of Foreign Affairs János Martonyi said at Thursday night’s gala dinner in the United States Institute of Peace commemorating the 56th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution.