Children have a historical role in the survival of the Hungarian people living in Transcarpathia, but it also depends on mothers and persistent fathers.
Transcarpathian Hungarians can always count on the Hungarian government - declared the State Secretary of the Prime Minister's Office responsible for church and ethnic relations at the Rákóczi camp in Sátoraljaújhely, at a meeting of Transcarpathian Hungarian extended families.
Miklós Soltész emphasized that one of the most important tasks of the government is to strengthen and preserve Christianity, to strengthen and support the Hungarian nation, including the Hungarian community living in the Carpathian Basin.
He called the Transcarpathian families participating in the camp real heroes, adding: these families keep their Hungarianness, preserve their Christianity, and "they also take care of the land, protecting it with all possible means."
The state secretary said that when the war in Ukraine broke out, the government launched the Bridge for Subcarpathian program to help the Hungarians living there, and to send a message that Hungary is only willing to provide humanitarian aid to Ukraine. This help can be accommodation, recreation, vacations, or in Transcarpathia or in the interior of Ukraine, medicine, food or clothing support, he explained.
He pointed out that, in contrast to Hungary, several countries have delivered weapons to Ukraine, which "not only alleviates the troubles and horrors, but also pushes this war deeper and deeper."
The Secretary of State thanked the camping families that the "Bridge for Subcarpathian" program had a place to build the "other leg of the bridge", because "its other pillar is provided by the Hungarian families of Transcarpathia". He emphasized that children have a historical role in the preservation of Hungarians living there, but it also depends on mothers and persistent fathers.
Miklós Soltész emphasized that the Hungarian government is trying to help the families in every possible way. As an example, he mentioned that at the outbreak of the war, the camp of the Rákóczi Association was also welcoming, where last year around three thousand young people, children and adults from Transcarpathians could relax.
Csongor Csáky, the president of the Rákóczi Association, spoke about, among other things, how the organization's activities and the fact that hundreds of children from Transcarpathia can come to the camp in the coming weeks are largely due to the Hungarian government. He said,
the association wants the participants to have a good time and with the camp they try to convey the love of their supporters.
The president called the campers the "Hope of Subcarpathia" and stated that the meeting will be attended by fathers and mothers who have adopted children and are raising them as Hungarians and Christians. He added that this faith keeps them at home despite all the difficulties, and this is also the hope that there will be a Hungarian future in Transcarpathia.
MTI
Cover image: Subcarpathian Hungarian families in the Rákóczi camp
Source: Facebook/Rákóczi Association
