Diplomacy

Political and economic relations between Hungary and Israel are stronger than ever, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said in Budapest on Wednesday, adding that the two countries were also discussing opportunities for energy cooperation.

The Romanian foreign ministry's protest of the Hungarian president's remarks in connection with her attendance of the annual Pentecost Pilgrimage in Sumuleu Ciuc (Csíksomlyo), central Romania, is "exaggerated and unjustified, but not unusual", the presidential Sandor Palace told news portal Mandiner on Monday.

Qatar has been of crucial importance for Europe, since in the past year "a large part of the Russian gas missing from the European economy has been replaced by LNG from that country", Viktor Orbán said in a video published on Facebook on Monday.

Commitment to Europe, and becoming a strong member of a strong Europe, is in the national interest of Hungary, Anna Donath, an MEP of opposition Momentum, told a conference in Budapest on Friday, proposing to expand the Visegrad Group of four countries to Eastern ...

The "shared success story" of how Hungary and Slovenia guarantee the rights of minority citizens in each other's countries can set an example for European Union institutions and the entire world, Speaker of Parliament Laszlo Kover said after meeting his Slovenian counterpart on Thursday.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán spoke with Recep Tayyip Erdogan by phone and congratulated the Turkish president on his victory and the outstanding success of his AK Party in the first round of Turkiye's presidential and parliamentary elections, on Wednesday, Orbán's press chief told MTI.

President Katalin Novak held talks with French counterpart Emmanuel Macron in Reykjavik on Tuesday during the Reykjavik Summit of the Council of Europe.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Tuesday congratulated Ludovit Odor on becoming Slovakia's new prime minister, Orbán's press chief said.

Peter Szijjarto, the minister of foreign affairs and trade, will hold talks in Beijing on Monday with his schedule including "critically important topics" to be discussed.

The negative effects of the war in Ukraine can be felt in both the Maldives and in Hungary, despite the many thousands of kilometres that separate them, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said, adding that "both countries belong to the global pro-peace majority".