Fidesz MEP rejects ‘constant attacks on Poland’
"I reject the constant attacks against Poland and demand more respect for Polish voters," Balazs Hidveghi, MEP of Hungary's ruling Fidesz said in a plenary session of the European Parliament on the rule of law in Poland, on Wednesday.
Orbán to attend Berlusconi’s memorial service
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is travelling to Italy on Wednesday to attend the memorial service of former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, the PM's press chief said.
Kover expresses condolences over Kazakhstan wildfire
Speaker of Parliament Laszlo Kover has expressed his condolences to his Kazakh counterpart over the victims of a wildfire near Semey, in eastern Kazakhstan, Parliament's press office said on Tuesday.
Foreign minister warns UN Security Council of danger of ‘vicious cycle’
Addressing a session of the UN Security Council in New York on Tuesday, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto urged the international community to focus on breaking the "vicious cycle" of war, growing migration waves, the threat of terrorism and environmental challenges.
Szijjarto: ‘Time for pro-peace global majority to turn up the volume’
Countries that are in favour of the quickest possible peace in Ukraine are in the majority, but their voices are not as loud as those who represent "the rhetoric of war", Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said in New York on Tuesday.
Hungary, UNOCT agree on cooperation in anti-terrorism in Africa
Hungary has signed an agreement with the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) on sending experts to train African professionals in detecting terrorists, with a view to curbing the threat of terrorism globally, Peter Szijjarto, Hungary's minister of foreign affairs and trade, said on ...
Defence Minister: V4 alliance ‘stands together’
The member states of the Visegrad Group are cooperating in a close alliance, the Hungarian defence minister said at a meeting of the group's defence ministers in Slovakia on Monday, where they signed an agreement on policing airspace.
Szijjarto: Hungary, China ‘strategic partners’
Hungary and China are "strategic partners" Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said in a video message posted on Facebook on Saturday.
Orbán: Energy from Central Asia needed in Europe
Visiting Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Friday highlighted the need for Europe to receive energy from Central Asia, "and we need new sources, routes and infrastructure for this". Orbán said in a statement that relations between Turkmenistan and Hungary were "predictable, reliable ...
Szijjarto: Turkmen agreement “pragmatic option” to ensure energy security in Europe
It would be in Europe's interest if Turkmenistan entered the European energy market, Peter Szijjarto, the minister of foreign affairs and trade said in Ashgabat on Friday, adding however that major infrastructure developments were needed first.