US Secretary Rubio鈥檚 Call with Hungarian Foreign Minister Szijj谩rt贸 馃攧
Budapest, April 15 (MTI)鈥擳he foreign minister said on Tuesday that a completely new era has started in Hungarian-US relations, characterised by friendship and full agreement on the main issues. The ministry cited P茅ter Szijj谩rt贸 saying after a telephone call with Marco Rubio, his US counterpart, that they had reviewed the main issues of bilateral cooperation and the current state of peace efforts.
“I told Marco Rubio that Hungary, the Hungarian government absolutely supports the peace efforts of [US President] Donald Trump. We hope for and we ask Donald Trump to maintain his dedication to peace because it is extremely important for us Hungarians that peace should return to Europe after three years of long, senseless and murderous war,” he added. “Unfortunately, many politicians in Europe are trying to undermine the road to peace and thwart the success of the peace talks,” he said. Szijj谩rt贸 said it was good news that his US counterpart had assured him that the US continues to be committed to peacemaking. “They won’t give up, and they will continue to do everything in their power to end the war under way for three years,” he said. Szijj谩rt贸 said the developments of the previous weekend in Ukraine also highlighted the importance of concluding the conflict as soon as possible.
“We also exchanged a few words about our cooperation with Israel because Prime Minister [Benjamin] Netanyahu had flown from Budapest to Washington, and Donald Trump received him in the White House after a meeting with Prime Minister Viktor Orb谩n. I told Marco Rubio that we have announced our exit from the International Criminal Court because it has become a political organisation, discredited itself, and we have no reason to be there,” he said.
They also touched on the amendments to the Fundamental Law adopted by parliament on Monday, Szijj谩rt贸 said. He told Rubio that the amendments were desiged to protect children, declaringthat people were either male or female, among other statements. “We also discussed the CPAC [Conservative Political Action Conference] Hungary will host the CPAC in late May and we reiterated our mutual commitment to further developing bilateral relations,” he said.
“Marco Rubio also thanked the support and accord that the prime minister and other government members had demonstrated towards the US administration in the recent period,” he said.
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PM Orb谩n’s national security adviser in talks with Trump administration counterpart
Prime Minister Viktor Orb谩n’s national security adviser, Marcell B铆r贸, has met US counterpart Mike Waltz in Washington, DC, according to the daily Magyar Nemzet.
Monday’s talks focused on national security, defence, as well as geopolitical and geostrategic issues, and the sides agreed that a peaceful settlement of the Russia-Ukraine war was desirable as soon as possible.
The paper wrote that B铆r贸 also met other US national security leaders and experts.
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UPDATE
Presumably, the good news was already communicated to Foreign Minister P茅ter Szijj谩rt贸 by his US counterpart in the afternoon:
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