"Every Hungaricum is a success story and represents quality and value both at home and abroad", Speaker of Parliament László Kövér declared at a event organised in the Houses of Parliament on Wednesday to mark Hungarian Culture Day. In his speech, the Ministry of Rural Development's Minister of State for Food Chain Supervision and Agricultural Economy Endre Kardeván stressed that the unearthing and collectiing of Hungaricums was a nation-unifying task, in which Hungarians living in any corner of the globe may become involved.

"The story of each Hungaricum is a success story, which in part represents high quality to the whole nation, and which accordingly links each and every one of us. It is also a success story that represents high quality and the success of the Hungarian perspective, way of thinking and taste abroad ", László Kövér explained.

According to the Speaker, Hungaricums are achievements "through which we Hungarians have sought and continue to seek our place in the world; they are not simply wonderful things, but also speak of what we Hungarians are really like".

"We firmly believe that every Hungaricum is a success story which has not yet ended, and in fact we trust that their true triumphant procession is only just beginning", he added.

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According to Mr. Kövér, for this to truly be the case requires the wise, skilful and enduring work of very many people, and primarily lots of cooperative work. The work of the National Assembly can always be relied on in this task, which is a national matter, as it has already shown by adopting the Hungaricum Act, de declared.

In his speech, the Ministry of Rural Development's Minister of State for Food Chain Supervision and Agricultural Economy Endre Kardeván stressed that Hungaricums are symbols of national unity and pointed out that the National Assembly had unanimously adopted the Act on Hungarian National Values and Hungaricums on 2 April 2012.

These unique values may from now on bear the coveted title of Hungaricum and may apply to use the Hungaricum trademark, which both at home and abroad indicated the added value represented by products that proudly bear the mark, the Minister of State said.

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He also pointed out that the national Hungaricum Collection currently includes 25 outstanding treasures, adding that the further discovery and collection of Hungaricums is a nation-unifying task, in which Hungarians living in any corner of the globe may become involved.

According to the Minister of State, the natural wealth of the Carpathian Basin still provides an excellent medium for the further expansion of the collected treasures of the Hungarian peoples.

(MTI, Press Office of the Ministry of Rural Development)