Known: American Ambassador David Pressman explained the other day that "although the political leaders of the Hungarian government often talk about promoting peace in Ukraine, they continue to voice the views supported by Russian President Vladimir Putin" .
According to Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó, "if the American ambassador wants to use his stay in Hungary to criticize the activities of the government elected by the Hungarian people with a fairly clear majority, which is empowered by the people, then it will be very difficult for him to successfully improve the cooperation between the two countries." work" . The Hungarian Foreign Minister highlighted the importance of mutual respect.
„We receive non-governors and non-regents, who, I suppose, would be sent here to tell us how we should live in our own countries. This era is over. Hungary is a sovereign country, no one from outside can tell us how to live"
said Péter Szijjártó.
He underlined: the Hungarian people will decide whether the government is working well or not, and they will pass judgment on this at the next parliamentary election, as has happened in recent years.
„Even if people from other parts of the world, perhaps even from where the ambassador came from, tried to inspire and even finance contrary decisions.
- He told. The minister stated:
the foreign policy of the Hungarian government is guided solely by the national interest, and that is to bring peace to Ukraine as soon as possible.
" There were external attempts to have Hungary have a government that does not represent Hungarian interests, but this attempt did not succeed. I could also say that the substantial amount of money that was mobilized for this purpose turned out to be a bad investment," he declared.
Finally, speaking about the future of the European Union, Péter Szijjártó described the idea of federalism, the concept of the United States of Europe, as a dead end, which, in his words, would only bring trouble and lead to a significant weakening of the community. He underlined: during the crises of recent years, the measures that EU member states took on a national basis or through intergovernmental cooperation worked primarily.
Source: hirado.hu
Cover photo: David Pressman, the ambassador of the United States (Photo: MTI/Szilárd Koszticsák)
