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September 13, 2013 2:35 PM

Deputy State Secretary Péter Wintermantel met with MPs from Myanmar

Hungary receives five MPs from Myanmar for a one-week study tour between 8-14 September as the first part of the parliamentary cooperation project in the framework of Hungary’s support program for the democratic transition in Myanmar.

September 13, 2013 2:33 PM

Martonyi meets NATO Commander Breedlove

Minister of Foreign Affairs János Martonyi met NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) Philip Breedlove on September 12, 2013. The two officials reviewed the most important affairs currently facing NATO.

September 13, 2013 1:18 PM

Green energy sector on growth path

Hungary’s green energy sector has been set on a path of growth and the proportion of alternative energy used in Hungary is nearly 10% of annual energy consumption, the deputy state secretary of the National Development Ministry said in Békésszentandrás, at the opening of a small water power station built at a dam of the river Hármas Körös.

September 12, 2013 1:16 PM

New Holocaust memorial site to be constructed in Budapest

Next spring, according to the Government’s plans, a Holocaust memorial site will be constructed at the Józsefváros Train Station in Budapest, Minister of State heading the Prime Minister’s Office János Lázár announced at today’s Holocaust 2014 Memorial Committee meeting.

September 12, 2013 1:15 PM

Enikő Győri: water resources are both an advantage and a responsibility

Our water resources represent both an advantage and a responsibility - Minister of State in charge of EU Affairs Enikő Győri declared at the two-day international conference on water affairs in the Danube region on Wednesday.

September 11, 2013 5:23 PM

Myanmar opposition leader and the President of Vietnam to visit Hungary

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be arriving in Budapest on 13 September, and Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang is scheduled to visit Hungary on 15 September, Deputy State Secretary for Global Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Péter Wintermantel announced today.

September 11, 2013 5:18 PM

Zsolt Németh: military intervention in Syria should be avoided

Military intervention in Syria should be avoided if at all possible since it could cause serious problems, MFA Parliamentary State Secretary Zsolt Németh declared before the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Hungarian Parliament on 11 September 2013.

September 11, 2013 5:14 PM

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary commemorates the victims of terrorism

On the twelfth anniversary of the terrorist attacks, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary commemorates all those who perished on September 11, 2001, in the cities of New York and Washington, D.C., as well as in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. We honour the victims and express our solidarity with those who lost their loved ones in this heinous attack.

September 10, 2013 5:12 PM

Hungary joins initiative on enhancing personal data protection

Upon the initiative of German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, the five Foreign Ministers of Germany, Austria, Hungary, Switzerland, and Lichtenstein sent a letter to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navanethem Pillay concerning the protection of personal data on 6 September 2013.

September 10, 2013 5:03 PM

Hungary urges peaceful nuclear cooperation

Hungary is ready to share its experiences and three decades of expertise to assist countries which has recently introduced nuclear power to their energy portfolios, said Mr Pál Kovács, Minister of State for Energy Affairs and resigning Vice-Chairman of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on 9 September, the first day of the Board’s 3-day meeting in Vienna.