Hungary tightens diplomatic relations with Andorra – Both agree on minority issues

Cooperation between Hungary and Andorra has been gaining momentum in recent years and the two countries support each other in international organisations, particularly on the issues of minority protection and sovereignty on taxation, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said in Andorra on Friday.

Hungary and Andorra can rely on each other’s support in international organisations, the foreign ministry cited Szijjártó as saying at a joint press conference with his Andorran counterpart Maria Ubach Font. This, Szijjártó said, was especially important “in the midst of structural disputes even on fundamental values”.

Szijjártó said Andorra had always supported Hungary when it came to the protection of national minorities, which he said was “a highly sensitive issue for the government given the millions of Hungarians living beyond the border”.

“This is especially important at a time when Brussels practically slammed the door on national minorities by ignoring the Minority SafePack initiative and when we’re seeing a systemic restriction of the rights of ethnic Hungarians in Ukraine, a neighbouring country,” Szijjártó said.