Foreign Minister János Martonyi paid a visit to Berlin on July 8 and was received by Guido Westerwelle, German Vice-Chancellor and foreign minister, on an introductory meeting.
The main topics of discussion during the recent visit to France by Foreign Minister János Martonyi were the citizenship law, Slovak-Hungarian relations, restoring the economy to health and Hungary’s impending turn at the EU rotating presidency. Mr Martonyi held talks with his French counterpart Bernard Kouchner in Paris on July 7, 2010. He also met Christine Lagarde, the economy minister, Pierre Lellouche, state secretary for European affairs and Jean-David Levitte, chief advisor to the French president.
Hungary’s foreign ministry today launched a case against Slovakia at the European Court for denying President László Sólyom entry to its territory on August 21, 2009, with reference to the directive on the free movement of persons.
The Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Slovak Ministry of Foreign Affairs announce that the Hungarian Presidency of the Visegrad Group (V4) ended on 30 June 2010 and Slovakia has taken over the V4 Presidency from 1 July 2010 until 30 June 2011.
Hungary’s Foreign Minister, János Martonyi, paid a one-day official visit to Bucharest on June 29, 2010, at the invitation of Romanian Foreign Minister Teodor Baconschi.
On June 25, 2010, Parliamentary State Secretary Zsolt Németh received Admiral Giampaolo Di Paola, Chairman of the NATO Military Committee, in the Foreign Ministry for a courtesy visit.
The Hungarian Foreign Ministry takes the position that, on the basis of the EU 2004/38/EK guidelines on the free movement of persons, Slovakia should not have denied President of the Republic Lászlo Sólyom entry to its territory; Hungary will pursue the case against Slovakia, taking it to the European Court of Justice.
The Foreign Ministry of the Republic of Hungary regards Sunday’s decision by the security cabinet of the government of Israel, easing conditions for the delivery of aid and commercial goods for civilian use, as well as certain materials which enable reconstruction, to the Gaza strip, as an important confidence-boosting development.
Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini paid an official visit to Budapest on 16 June at the invitation of his Hungarian counterpart Janos Martonyi.
Foreign Minister János Martonyi will pay a working visit to Washington on June 23-25, 2010, at the invitation of US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton.