Diplomacy

Hungary is interested in the European Union and Moldova forging the closest possible cooperation, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said after meeting his Moldovan counterpart in Budapest on Friday, pledging Hungary's support for speeding up Moldova's integration process during its EU presidency in the second ...

The naming of an avenue after Budapest in Bangkok and the inauguration of the statue of Hungarian 19th century ethnologist Janos Xantus are proof of the long-standing friendship based on mutual respect between the two countries, the foreign minister said on Tuesday.

Hungary regards East-West cooperation as a great opportunity rather than a risk, whereby many can profit, Peter Szijjarto, the minister of foreign affairs and trade, said in Bangkok on Tuesday.

The stronger the ethnic Hungarian RMDSZ party becomes in Romania, the easier it will be to lean on it in developing Hungarian-Romanian ties, the foreign minister said on Friday in Sfantu Gheorghe (Sepsiszentgyorgy), in Romania.

Hungary regards the United States with great respect and has always done so, Tamas Menczer, the state secretary for bilateral relations, said on Facebook in connection with a speech delivered on Thursday by David Pressman, the US ambassador to Hungary.

Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto had talks with Andriy Yermak, head of the Ukrainian president's office, by phone on Thursday.

Hungary will stick to its "policy of peace" and welcomes that Slovakia is taking a similar stance, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Monday in Budapest, after meeting Peter Pellegrini, the head of the Slovak National Assembly.

Hungary and Slovenia have had a "traditionally good" defence and military cooperation, Hungary's Defence Minister Kristof Szalay-Bobrovniczky said after talks with Marjan Sarec, his Slovenian counterpart, in Ljubljana on Monday.

The governments of Slovakia and Hungary see eye to eye on important issues, Peter Pellegrini, head of the Slovak National Council, said after talks in Budapest on Monday.

President Tamas Sulyok met Peter Pellegrini, the head of the Slovak National Assembly, in Budapest on Monday, and praised the "excellent ties" between the two countries.