Hungarian FM: ‘Terrorism, illegal migration form vicious circle’

“Hungary’s role in the global fight against terrorism will further increase in the upcoming period which will contribute to increasing security in Hungary,” he said.

Szijjártó said that he would meet eight of his counterparts on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meeting, including the foreign ministers of Bahrein, Chad, Moldova and the Vatican. The talks will focus on challenges posed by the war, he added.

Commenting on business negotiations held on Wednesday, he said that US companies were the second largest group of investors in Hungary, with 1,700 companies employing 105,000 people. “They have very positive feedback on the economic environment and do not allow being misled by various political attacks,” he added.

Commenting on a meeting on Sudan, he expressed regret over disruptions in food supplies and added that grain exports from Ukraine should be started as soon as possible.

He said that last year, the Hungarian government had donated 3.5 million euros from taxpayers’ money to help the delivery of 10,000 tonnes of Ukrainian grain to Sudan but “not even a single gramm reached its destination”. “Unfortunately, we are still waiting for the approval of the Ukrainian authorities,” Szijjártó added.