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Hungary condemns the terrorist attack in Kabul

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 2, 2012 4:31 PM

Taliban groups committed a terrorist attack May 2, 2012 in the neighborhood of Kabul in an area where international organizations and representations of Western agencies are located. The suicide bombing caused the death of six persons. Hungarian nationals were not injured or killed in the blast according to the sources of the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The colleagues of the Hungarian Embassy in Kabul, the military and civilian personnel of the Hungarian ISAF mission are safe and secure.

Govt communications state secy calls Freedom House report about Hungary groundless, biased

Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, May 2, 2012 4:30 PM

The just released report by Freedom House on media freedom concerning Hungary is “utterly groundless” and “extremely biased”, Zoltan Kovacs, the state secretary in charge of government communications, told MTI in a statement on Tuesday.

The Real Wallenberg Year

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 2, 2012 4:28 PM

In 2012 – as decided by the government – we commemorate Raoul Wallenberg, the Swedish martyr diplomat who saved thousands of Hungarians during the Holocaust.

Establishment of Hungarian-Saudi Trade House and Joint Venture is the Target

Ministry of Rural Development, May 2, 2012 3:04 PM

Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas and Minister for Agriculture Fahad bin Abdulrahman Balghunaim discussed the establishment of a Hungarian-Saudi holding during their meetings in Budapest on Monday. The joint venture, set up with state participation, would deal with cattle breeding, plant cultivation and poultry breeding.

Chinese Deputy Prime Minister pays a visit to Budapest

Prime Minister’s Office, May 2, 2012 1:36 PM

Hungary and China signed seven agreements. The agreements were signed on Tuesday in the Parliament Building in the presence of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Chinese Deputy Premier Li Keqiang.

Italian Senior Enlisted Leader at the Helicopter Base

Ministry of Defence, May 2, 2012 1:18 PM

Chief master sergeant Diego Cagnazzo, senior enlisted leader of the Italian Armed Forces, has paid an official visit to the Hungarian Defence Forces (HDF) 86th Szolnok Helicopter Base. He was accompanied by csm Istvan Kriston, and csm Laszlo Toth, command sergeant majors of the HDF and HDF JFC, respectively. The visitors were welcomed by lieutenant colonel Laszlo Nagy, Deputy Chief of Base Staff.

Miklós Szócska represented Hungary at the Informal Meeting of EU Health Ministers

Ministry of Human Resources, May 2, 2012 9:46 AM

“Smart Health – Better Lives: Moving Innovation ahead in Europe” was the motto of the Informal Meeting of EU Health Ministers, hosted by the Danish Presidency of the Council of the European Union in Horsens, on 23-24 April 2011. Hungary was represented at the meeting by Dr. Miklós Szócska MD, Minister of State for Health, Ministry of National Resources.

Foreign Minister János Martonyi’s speech at the EU-ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 2, 2012 8:38 AM

János Martonyi gave a speech at the 19th Foreign Ministers’ Meeting of the European Union and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on 27 April 2012. The Foreign Minister of Hungary outlined the directions and the results of the search for solutions to the economic and financial problems in the European Union.

Global Opening – A New Feature of the Hungarian Foreign Policy: Implications on Southeast Asia and Thailand

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 1, 2012 2:11 PM

Minister János Martonyi’s Lecture at the Centre for European Studies at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand May 1, 2012.

'Diverse economies halt ASEAN-EU trade talks'

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, April 29, 2012 9:19 AM

HUNGARY believes that the real challenge of realising the free trade agreement (FTA) talks between the European Union (EU) and ASEAN lies in the latter regional bloc's diverse economies as opposed to political differences involving Myanmar in recent years, its foreign affairs minister said here yesterday.