Foreign Minister: Ukraine stability, territorial integrity in Hungary’s interest
(MTI) – Ukraine’s stability, peace, advance to Europe, economic prosperity and territorial integrity are in Hungary’s interest, Foreign Minister Janos Martonyi told an extraordinary press conference welcoming an agreement signed between the president and the opposition in Ukraine.
He added that all participants should keep to the agreement because this is the political and constitutional condition for resolving the conflict.
Martonyi expressed hope that the series of tragic events would come to an end and peace and order would return to Ukraine.
The aim of the agreement is to ensure that the Ukrainian people should decide about their future, Martonyi said. This is in the interest of Europe and also of Russia, he added.
Hungary condemns violence on both sides but political responsibility lies with those in power.
The agreement will hopefully have a positive effect on the ethnic Hungarian community in Transcarpathia, Martonyi said. There is peace now in the area, border traffic is under control and the number of visa applications has not increased, he added.
Martonyi said Hungary would provide 2 million forints (EUR 6,400) urgent aid to help the treatment of injured people in Ukraine. The aid will reach its destination with the involvement of the Hungarian Ecumenical Charity. Additionally, Hungary is ready to receive seriously wounded victims for treatment, especially those suffering from burn wounds.
In response to a question, Martonyi said there was no need to summon the Ukrainian ambassador.
Photo: MTI
Source: http://hungarymatter.hu/
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The fact is that Ukraine was conned into giving up its nuclear weapons and ICBM’s by the US, UK and Russia in return for a guarantee of its territorial integrity by these 3 countries. We now know that guarantee is worthless. Other East European countries were also conned. Hungary was conned by the US into giving up thousands of shoulder held anti aircraft missiles and hundreds of intermediate range rockets in return for NATO membership. Subsequently, Hungary was also convinced by the US to give up most of its Russian made tanks and helicopters to Iraq and Afghanistan. None of the equipment was ever replaced. While the US was giving billions of dollars, modern tanks and F-16’s to the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, the Hungarian armed forces were reduced from 157,000 men to 29,000 (about half the size of NYPD) and turned into a NATO police force to be used in the Balkans, Cyprus, Sinai, etc. Now, with the impending Russian takeover of Ukraine, the Hungarians find themselves between a rock and a hard place. They know that the Russians could overrun the country in 48-72 hours and Obama would simply give another speech.