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Orbán: This won cannot be won, we need a ceasefire

“According to all sober calculations,” the war in Ukraine cannot be won, also for this reason we need an immediate ceasefire, Prime Minister Viktor Orban stressed regarding the conflict between Russia and Ukraine on Kossuth Radio’s programme ‘Good morning, Hungary’ on Friday. He added that following this the parties can engage in peace talks, at the end of which we will find out what kind … Continue reading Orbán: This won cannot be won, we need a ceasefire

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FM Szijjarto: Hungary is not at war with anyone

Hungary and the Hungarian people are already paying a high price for the war in Ukraine, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said at an open debate in the UN Security Council in New York on Thursday, adding that “the great powers” should focus on peacemaking instead of taking steps that risked escalating the conflict, MTI reports. The ministry said that Szijjarto had expressed thanks to the … Continue reading FM Szijjarto: Hungary is not at war with anyone

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President Novak wishes a new year of peace

“Now is not the time for discouragement but to cleave together,” President Katalin Novak said in her New Year’s address to the nation, MTI reports. “It is God’s miracle that our homeland still stands,” Novak said in her speech televised at midnight, quoting 19th-century poet and revolutionary Sándor Petőfi. “How true this is again today after the unexpected hardships of recent years.” “Starting a new … Continue reading President Novak wishes a new year of peace

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Hungary rejects the EU gas price cap

Instead of dealing with pressing energy issues such as the search for new energy resources and the development of infrastructure, the EU has wasted time in the last few months on moves to cap the price of gas, the foreign minister has said, according to MTI. After a meeting of EU energy ministers, Peter Szijjarto said Hungary completely rejects introducing a “harmful, dangerous and totally … Continue reading Hungary rejects the EU gas price cap

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“Trump’s method needed in Ukraine”

Former US President Donald Trump’s method to promote peace should be applied in connection with the war in Ukraine, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said in New York on Friday. The foreign ministry cited Szijjarto as saying on his way to the United Nations Security Council session that following years of unsuccessful attempts to achieve peace in the Middle East, it was Trump’s approach that resulted … Continue reading “Trump’s method needed in Ukraine”

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Orban: We need an effective army that can guarantee peace

We Hungarians need an effective army of deterrent force that can guarantee peace, because “he who does not possess strength will also not be right”, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Saturday in Budapest. In his speech to mark the swearing in of people undertaking voluntary military service, as well as the official delivery of LYNX combat vehicles, the prime minister highlighted: It is time … Continue reading Orban: We need an effective army that can guarantee peace

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Szijjarto urges intl community to focus on peace

The international community should favour measures that help bring about peace in Ukraine instead of those that risk escalating the conflict, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on the sidelines of the Bled Strategic Forum in Slovenia on Monday. The armed conflict has a severely negative impact on the entirety of Europe in areas like the economy and energy supply, the foreign ministry cited Szijjarto as … Continue reading Szijjarto urges intl community to focus on peace

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Orban: Hungary can be a local exception at a time of global recession

A decade of threats, uncertainty and wars is coming, but Hungary can be a local exception at a time of global recession, prime minister Viktor Orban stressed in Tusnadfurdo (Baile Tusnad) in his address delivered on the closing day of the 31st Balvanyos Summer Free University and Student Camp. Before an audience of several thousand gathered before the open-air stage, the prime minister recalled that … Continue reading Orban: Hungary can be a local exception at a time of global recession

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Orban: Hungary stands for peace

Hungary must stand for peace, wartime inflation cannot be stopped any other way, only by putting an end to the war, prime minister Viktor Orban said on Friday on Kossuth Radio’s programme ‘Good morning, Hungary’ where he also announced that the government would speed up the development of the armed forces. Orban highlighted that Hungary restricted the prices of certain products by regulatory means; however, … Continue reading Orban: Hungary stands for peace

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Orban: We cannot be dragged into the war

Prior to the official beginning of the NATO summit, on Wednesday morning in Madrid, Prime Minister Viktor Orban had talks with Andrés Pastrana, President of the Centrist Democrat International (CDI), the organisation for the world’s Christian democratic, conservative parties, Bertalan Havasi, the Prime Minister’s press chief informed the Hungarian news agency MTI. At the meeting, which was also attended by Minister of Foreign Affairs and … Continue reading Orban: We cannot be dragged into the war

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