The interview was conducted with Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó more than a week ago.
According to the Híradó.hu news website of the public service MTVA, questioned Péter Szijjártó about the rule of law, EU funds, LGBTQ, spyware and NGOs , who responded to all of this and explained the Hungarian position, Index reports. One can only speculate as to why the BBC does not want Hungarian viewers to see the interview as well, said the news anchor of the public television.
Broadcasting rights were denied after a tug-of-war
The BBC, let's say, received an order from the international lobby to put Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó in a very difficult and unpleasant situation - said Balázs Bende, the leading foreign policy journalist of the public media, after the Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs gave an interview that was broadcast all over the world. on a show called Hard Talk. In the half-hour conversation, the host of the show, Stephen Sackur, formulated several tough questions about the Hungarian Child Protection Act. Added:
Péter Szijjártó answered all questions objectively.
Although M1 wanted to obtain the broadcasting rights of the show, the BBC refused to do so after a long struggle, they write.
Source and featured image: mandiner.hu
