Foreign Trade Minister Péter Szijjártó welcomed OECD Secretary General Mathias Cormann in Budapest on Tuesday. At the press conference, the Hungarian dished out once morest Mark Rutte, Donald Tusk and Ukraine.
“We want to avoid a prolonged global recession. The approach to the global economy must once once more be characterized by reason and normal thinking,” explained Szijjártó, who sees the OECD as having a duty here. This must take active action once morest any attempt to isolate West and East from each other.
A policy of sanctions that drives up energy prices and inflation is beyond all reason. The “green change” should not achieve an ideological monopoly, just as cooperation in the energy sector should not take place on an ideological basis. In order for the world to develop economically, peace is also necessary, as it should not be difficult to understand. Addressing the Secretary General of the OECD, Szijjártó Cormann asked to continue the organization’s sober, solid practice so that the world does not collapse into blocs once more, but continues to be regarding connectivity in the future.
Mark Rutte unacceptable for Hungary
“This government certainly cannot support Mark Rutte’s candidacy for NATO Secretary General,” the Foreign Minister said in response to questions from journalists. “How might we argue for the election of a man who wanted to bring Hungary “to its knees” as Prime Minister of the Netherlands?”
If Tusk knew…
Szijjártó went into more detail regarding a recent attack by Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk. The accusation concerned a dinner with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the sidelines of the diplomatic forum in Antalya, Turkey. The Hungarian chief diplomat explained that there is not just a friendship between Hungary and Poland, but a brotherhood that “can withstand the political episodes that the Polish Prime Minister has produced in recent weeks.”
Szijjártó advised Tusk to respect that Hungary’s government thinks differently regarding the possibilities for peace in Ukraine. The gala dinner in Antalya was something like a UN General Assembly, with foreign ministers from half a dozen countries sitting at the table at the same time. “Incidentally, we foreign ministers have the task of staying in touch. It is not a diplomatic achievement if I only talk to people with whom there is a common denominator on all issues.”
If the opportunity arises or it becomes necessary, he is ready to negotiate with Lavrov in the future. “Poland’s prime minister would certainly be surprised if he knew how many EU politicians have asked me in recent years to establish contacts with the Russians, to mediate or even just to deliver a message.”
Dogmatic Kyiv
The Foreign Minister was unable to report anything new on the question of the status of the Hungarian-Ukrainian negotiations. During his talks in January, he handed over a dozen demands that contained nothing more than that the rights that existed for the Hungarian minority in Transcarpathia until 2015 should be completely restored. “Unfortunately, I have to tell you that the answer we received from Kiev does not contain a single step forward.” He very much hopes that the Ukrainians will give up their “dogmatic position” on the issue of minorities in the future. Until then, it makes no sense to organize a meeting at the highest level.
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