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Visegrad Four plus Japan Exchange Year 2014 launched
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 5, 2014 11:49 AM
The Visegrad Four plus Japan Exchange Year was formally launched in Tokyo on Tuesday. Marking the 10th anniversary of the Visegrad Four group's relations with Japan, the programme aims to promote trade, science and technology exchanges and cooperation, and to bolster political, diplomatic and cultural relations between Japan and the V4 countries of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia.
Martonyi expects ethnic Hungarian party’s involvement in Romanian cabinet to improve bilateral ties
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 5, 2014 11:33 AM
The participation of the Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania (RMDSZ) Romania's new government is very likely to improve the atmosphere of bilateral relations, Foreign Minister János Martonyi declared on Tuesday.
Russian ambassador summoned to Hungarian Foreign Ministry
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 5, 2014 11:30 AM
MFA State Secretary Zsolt Németh summoned Russian Ambassador Aleksandr Tolkach to his office on Tuesday and, on behalf of the Hungarian Government, expressed great concern about the current situation on the Crimean Peninsula. Hungary supports Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and feels that the steps taken by Russia violate international law, Mr. Németh said.
Minister Martonyi: escalation of Ukrainian crisis is less likely
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 5, 2014 8:32 AM
The danger that the Ukrainian crisis might escalate further has diminished, Foreign Minister János Martonyi said on Tuesday.
Minister Martonyi urges Association Agreement with Ukraine "without delay"
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 4, 2014 2:18 PM
The Association Agreement between the European Union and Ukraine should be signed as soon as possible, Foreign Minister János Martonyi declared following the extraordinary meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels.
Zsolt Németh claims there is no exodus of Hungarians from Ukraine
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 3, 2014 3:50 PM
Reports that thousands of ethnic Hungarians are crossing over to Hungary from Transcarpathia in Ukraine are false, MFA State Secretary Zsolt Németh declared on public television on Monday morning. However, it is true that a few hundred young Hungarians have set off from Vynohradiv (Nagyszőlős) due to a false rumor that the Ukrainian army began military mobilisation, he added.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemns the fatal mass stabbing in China
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 3, 2014 3:49 PM
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary firmly condemns the mass stabbing committed in the city of Kunming in China's Yunnan province on March 1, and expresses condolences to the families of the victims.
Hungary fully committed to Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 3, 2014 2:17 PM
Hungary is fully committed to supporting Ukraine’s sovereignty and independence and condemns the violation of its territorial integrity, Minister of Foreign Affairs János Martonyi said 3 Marc 2014.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary on the situation in Ukraine
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 2, 2014 3:01 PM
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary – re-affirming its previous declarations – expresses its grave concern with respect to the escalation of the crisis in Ukraine. We declare again that Hungary is committed to the territorial integrity and sovereignty of neighbouring Ukraine, and regards the violation of its territorial integrity as a non-observance of international obligations and the UN Charter.
Hungary to react to all insults at Ukraine’s Hungarian minority, says FM
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 1, 2014 7:29 PM
Transcarpathia’s troubled ethnic Hungarian minority has to face new dangers but Hungary will not leave any insult at them unanswered, Minister of Foreign Affairs János Martonyi said in Uzhhorod (Ungvár), Ukraine 1 March 2014.