Government official: ‘Strengthened national cohesion our most important achievement’
"The strengthened feeling, awareness and experience of national cohesion is our most important achievement of the last 14 years," the state secretary in charge of policies for Hungarian communities abroad said on Friday, marking the August 20 national holiday.
Presenting the Kallos Zoltan Award for Hungarians Abroad to individuals and organisations recognised for their efforts in the interests of Hungarian communities beyond the border, Arpad Janos Potapi said that national cohesion “that is the keystone of our national identity manifests itself primarily through cooperation: in carrying out the tasks and celebrating our successes”.
“We Hungarians share in the difficulties by bearing the burdens together, and multiply our joy by celebrating together,” he said.
“This is what the community builders and organisers, political, cultural and religious leaders recognised with the Kallos Zoltan Award set an example in,” he added.
