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Statement of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs on Releasing Political Prisoners in Myanmar

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, January 23, 2012 9:01 AM

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Hungary welcomes the President of Myanmar’s amnesty decree of 13 January releasing hundreds of political prisoners, and the ceasefire agreement signed by the Government of Myanmar and the Karen National Union on 12 January.

Foreign Minister János Martonyi received Yossi Peled, Minister without Portfolio from Israel

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, January 23, 2012 8:59 AM

On their meeting on 17 January 2012, the Hungarian Foreign Minister emphasised that the extermination of the victims of the Holocaust meant a serious historical loss for the whole Hungarian nation; it is our duty to remember them. We regard it as a national issue to keep the memory of Raoul Wallenberg and other heroes rescuing our persecuted compatriots alive.

János Martonyi’s message on the 67th anniversary of the liberation of the ghetto in Budapest

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, January 23, 2012 8:53 AM

In his message to the participants of the commemoration held by the Jewish Congregation of Budapest in the Dohány Street Synagogue on 18 January 2012, the Hungarian Foreign Minister claimed the Shoah to still be an open wound in Hungarian history, and stated that during the time of terror the Hungarian state had failed to protect its citizens, who, therefore, had lost their country in which they had been born and their fate, having been deprived of their Hungarian identity and human dignity.

Wallenberg Year inaugurated on 17 January 2012

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, January 23, 2012 8:47 AM

Hungarian Foreign Minister János Martonyi and his Swedish counterpart, Carl Bildt inaugurated the Wallenberg Year. The guest of honour of the ceremony was Yossi Peled, Minister without Portfolio from Israel.

Sándor Fazekas: Active Agricultural Diplomacy is needed to regain Lost Markets

Ministry of Rural Development, January 22, 2012 4:20 PM

Only with a proactive approach can we regain those markets that the previous government lost, and so Hungarian agricultural diplomats will be visiting a whole series of countries that at one time regularly purchased Hungarian products – announced Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas on Saturday in Berlin, where he took part in the International summit of agricultural ministers.

Hungarian and German Ministers of Agriculture Jointly Open Hungarian Pavilion at Grüne Woche Fair

Ministry of Rural Development, January 21, 2012 5:18 PM

Hungary is taking part in the world's largest Food and Agriculture Fair, the International Green Week held in Berlin, for the fortieth time this year; the Hungarian Pavilion was jointly opened on Friday by Hungarian Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas, German Minister of Agriculture Ilse Aigner, and the Mayor of Berlin.

Tamás Fellegi consulted EU commissioner Olli Rehn in Brussels

, January 21, 2012 9:19 AM

Minister without portfolio for negotiations between Hungary and certain international financial organisations Tamás Fellegi consulted deputy head of the EC and European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs Olli Rehn about the actions required for the commencement of negotiations on an eventual safety line with the European Union and the IMF in Brussels.

NATO Military Committee in Session

Ministry of Defence, January 21, 2012 8:31 AM

Gen. Dr. Tibor Benkő, the Chief of the MoD Defence Staff participated in a two-day NATO Military Committee in Chiefs of Defence (MC/CD) Session in Brussels.

We have organised Hungary based on European principles

Prime Minister’s Office, January 20, 2012 12:29 PM

In a debate on Hungary in the European Parliament on Wednesday, Viktor Orbán said that the renewal and restructuring of Hungary are based on European principles; he pointed out that questions will naturally arise when there is renewal of such magnitude and momentum.

Tamás Fellegi's live press conference in Brussels

, January 20, 2012 11:45 AM

Minister without portfolio Tamás Fellegi assesses the results of his informal consultation tour preparing for the official negotiations on the Hungarian credit. The press conference is aired live on our website.