1848 Hungarian revolution and freedom fight commemorated in the US Capitolium

The 1848-49 revolution and freedom fight of Hungary against Habsburg rule was commemorated on Wednesday at the statue of revolutionary leader Lajos Kossuth displayed in the US Capitolium in Washington, DC.

Zsófia Koncz, Hungary’s state secretary for family policy, said Kossuth had been a “link” between the US and Hungary, “as is the value of families as the foundation of both nations”. “We must stand up for shared values such as peace, family, national values and Christian culture,” she said.

Koncz told MTI that during her visit, she had seen “great interest in the US” regarding Hungarian policies, especially family policy.

Former Republican Senator Rick Santorum said bilateral ties between the two countries had seen a “full 180” , enhanced by the “close personal and political relationship between the US president and the Hungarian prime minister”.

Koncz presents Hungarian family policy at UN women’s commission meetingű

The state secretary of the culture and innovation ministry briefed the 69th UN Commission on the Status of Women on Hungary’s family policy in New York on Tuesday. After the meeting, Koncz told MTI that she held meetings with the cabinet members responsible for family and women’s issues of Serbia, Morocco, Turkiye, Qatar, the Phillipines and Chad. She briefed them on Hungarian measures of family policy, including the PIT exemption for mothers, family tax reductions and measures to widen women’s employment, she said.

Among measures to protect women’s mental health, Koncz highlighted Hungary’s unique 110 year old travelling nurse network. At the talks, Koncz said Hungary’s family policy was based on three fundamental aims, improving families’ financial situation, home creation and creating a stable work-life balance. She said the Hungarian family policy enjoyed wide-spread appreciation, and “the results of the talks will materialise in widening cooperation”. On Wednesday, Koncz will visit Washington, DC, where she will conduct talks on the family policy of the Trump administration.

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