From the heart of Syria, the Orthodox Christians sent a message to our country with touching songs.
Tristan Azbej, the State Secretary responsible for programs to help persecuted Christians at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, published a touching video on his social media page. In the video, you can see how a Syrian Orthodox Christian choir sings the angel from Heaven in Hungarian.
Our Syrian Orthodox Christian brothers sent a touching message to Hungary, wishing us all a blessed and peaceful Christmas, wrote Tristan Azbej.
In another post, the state secretary said: Syrian Christians can count on Hungary.
He reminded that the State Secretariat for Programs to Help Persecuted Christians has been paying special attention to the developments in Syria, especially the situation of Christians, in recent weeks and in these days as well.
"Now, during the Christmas period, we are receiving both worrying and hopeful news. On the one hand, the new leadership in Damascus made many promises regarding the protection of the rights of religious minorities. They also made reassuring gestures towards the Christians. On the other hand, our Christian partners are reporting Islamist threats, burning Christmas trees and disrupted holidays," Azbej Tristan said.
"Hungary stands up for Christians in the Middle East, so we are sending HUF 6 million in immediate humanitarian aid from the Hungary Helps Program's emergency fund to the Szír Melkite Church through the Maltese Charity Service. In addition, we are also supporting the Syrian Orthodox Church's refugee care activities in Lebanon with about HUF 20 million," the state secretary said, adding that in addition to immediately alleviating suffering, he also considers it of utmost importance that believers in Christ remain in the cradle of Christianity in the long term.
The Hungarian government will therefore, with its support over the next three years, enable the construction of a new church in the center of Damascus of the Syrian Orthodox Church, as well as the development of educational and community infrastructure, which will help thousands of Syrian families to stay or return in the short term. We believe that people in trouble should not be brought to Europe, but help should be taken to where the trouble is - Tristan Azbej said.
