Diplomacy

Hungary's foreign policy will "stay Hungarian and sovereign," Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto told ambassadors on Monday, adding that the Hungarian government "will not give in to any international pressure" and keep national interests in its focus.

Opposition Jobbik-Conservatives has called on Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto to summon Russia's ambassador over a textbook recently published in Russia, in which Hungary's 1956 anti-Soviet revolution is described as a "fascist revolt".

Gyorgy Matolcsy, the governor of the National Bank of Hungary (NBH), on Tuesday met David Pressmann, the US ambassador to Hungary, to discuss economic, trade and cultural ties between the two countries, NBH said.

Hungary and Qatar have agreed on elevating their cooperation to a strategic level with the aim of seeking solutions to the greatest challenges of the era together, Peter Szijjarto, the minister of foreign affairs and trade, said on Monday.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán held talks with former Austrian chancellor Sebastian Kurz at his office in Budapest on Monday, the prime minister's press chief said.

On August 19, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev left for Budapest on a working visit at the invitation of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.

Hungary-Turkey energy cooperation and the ratification of Sweden's NATO accession were on the agenda of talks in Budapest between Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Sunday.

Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto held talks with former Lebanese counterpart Gebran Bassil, leader of the Free Patriotic Movement, in Budapest on Saturday.

Gergely Fabian, state secretary at the economic development ministry, met with a delegation of South Korean deputies for talks to discuss bilateral economic cooperation, in Budapest on Wednesday.

Through "building joint successes", Hungary and Slovakia will be able to solve its most complicated problems, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Monday, adding that better relations between Hungary and Slovakia will also improve the situation for ethnic Hungarians.