Foreign minister welcomes Vojvodina Hungarians’ participation in new Serbian government
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Péter Szijjártó, Hungary’s foreign minister, has welcomed that Serbia’s governing coalition remained in office after the elections.
“It is an even better news that the new Serbian government counts on the participation of Vojvodina Hungarians in the coalition’s future work,” Szijjártó told Hungarian public media during his visit to Belgrade on Thursday.
The Serbian parliament on Wednesday re-appointed the country’s next government composed of five parties including the ethnic Hungarian Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians (VMSZ).
VMSZ’s participation in the government is a guarantee that the opinion of Vojvodina Hungarians will continue to matter when it comes to the future of Serbia and ensures an excellent opportunity for close future cooperation between Hungary and Serbia in the areas of economy, trade, energy and prevention of illegal migration, Szijjarto said.
During his talks in Belgrade, Szijjártó underlined the importance of close cooperation in anti-migration efforts with a view to the fact that “as a consequence of Brussels’ ill-designed migration policy the western Balkans continues to face an increasing pressure posed by migration”.
Szijjártó called on Brussels to change its migration policy and disallow illegal migration which is also in Hungary’s interests in order to protect its southern borders.
Meddling in the Ukraine, meddling in Serbia, meddling in Romania, meddling in the US elections. Meddling in other people’s business has not served Hungary well in the past but clearly the lessons of history have been forgotten.