FM: Impairment of Hungarian communities’ rights in Ukraine ‘unacceptable’
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It is “unacceptable” that the government in Kiev uses challenges in eastern Ukraine as an excuse for continually impairing the rights of national minorities, including ethnic Hungarians in Transcarpathia, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said on Friday at an extraordinary meeting of NATO foreign ministers.
In a statement, the foreign ministry cited Szijjártó as telling the virtual meeting that Hungary had a vested interest in a strong, secure and democratic Ukraine and supported the country’s territorial integrity and sovereignty.
At the same time, the government considers the impairment of Hungarian communities’ rights “unacceptable”, including a bill which would practically exclude dual citizens from public office.
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“If they pass it, it will considerably restrict the Hungarian government’s room for manoeuvre in terms of supporting Ukraine,” he said. Szijjártó added that he had warned all NATO member countries about this and asked them to help end the connected legal violations.
Might as well talk to a cabbage than speak with a representative of the Ukraine.
There are other neighbouring countries with so called ‘ethnic Hungarians’ where dual nationals cannot hold public office, so why pick on Ukraine alone? Double standards.