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Foreign minister: Hungary strives to build effective ties with South America
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Addressing Hungary’s ties with Latin America at the opening of the 3rd Latin American Forum in Budapest on Wednesday, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said that if an open economy such as Hungary’s wants to perform well, it must build effective ties with fast-developing countries in Latin America.
“Observing the current rapid changes in world politics and the economy, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to speak of the emergence of a new world order,” Szijjártó said. The changes are testing nation states and their preparedness for integration, he said, adding that to reach success, a completely new political approach is needed, and it is now legitimate for every government to say that the national interest should take precedent.
The minister said it was clear that Hungarian foreign policy had to be radically transformed in a way that made it capable of recognising and enforcing national economic interests while supporting Hungarian economic growth and development. The government was right to focus on building relationships with rapidly evolving parts of the world, and its policy of opening up to the south has brought many successes, he said, noting that four new foreign missions have been opened in Latin America and 40 honorary consuls are active in the region.
Szijjártó said that bigger countries than Hungary with stronger economies were paying ever greater attention to Latin America, and this is why it was important for Hungary to act in time.
