Fidesz calls counter-terrorism coordination talks next Wednesday

Budapest, January 10 (MTI) – Fidesz group leader Antal Rogan has called five-party coordination talks on counter-terrorism for next Wednesday.

The shocking and brutal attacks in France of the past few days call for a national consensus on counter-terrorism in Hungary, Rogan said in a statement on Saturday.

Opposition Socialist leader Jozsef Tobias will attend coordination talks on counter-terrorism measures initiated by the ruling Fidesz party, the party’s spokeswoman said earlier.

Bernadett Budai said the situation in Hungary is completely different from France but the safety of the Hungarian people is extremely important, which is why the Socialists will attend the talks.

LMP will attend the five-party talks, co-leader of the green party Andras Schiffer said in a statement. Schiffer said that globalisation based on free trade keeps re-creating terrorism, among other things. Solutions by police are only to put out the fire, but a real solution lies in eradicating global imbalances, he said.

Radical nationalist Jobbik leader Gabor Vona had earlier proposed to immediately set up a coordination forum on counter-terrorism.

Source: http://mtva.hu/hu/hungary-matters