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Hungarian Foreign Minister addresses Middle East escalation, Africa strategy, and Christian community in NY
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The international community must prevent a further escalation in the crisis in the Middle East, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said in New York on Tuesday, warning of the “serious impact” that an even deeper crisis would have on global security.
Middle East
Commenting on recent “unsettling reports” from the Middle East, Szijjártó said, according to a ministry statement, that like the war in Ukraine, the conflict in the Middle East was moving ever closer to escalation and an expansion of the crisis, “which could also severely undermine global security”.
“The involvement of Lebanon in the conflict, I believe, has significance beyond itself because if one more country becomes involved in the conflict, it will not stop at the country’s borders,” he warned.
“I think the Lebanese people bear no blame for the crisis that has developed, and I really hope that the Lebanese people won’t have to suffer because of it,” he said.
He pointed to the Hungarian government’s close ties with Lebanon’s Christian community, saying they were in constant contact and Hungary would provide them with any help they may need.
“The Hungarian government has carried out roughly 5 billion forints’ worth of development, support, and humanitarian programs in Lebanon in recent years, which were used to build churches and support the operations of schools and monasteries,” he noted.
Szijjártó also expressed hope that “everyone will have the sound judgment in the coming days” needed to prevent a further escalation of the Middle East crisis and “the suffering of further millions.”
Meanwhile, Szijjártó said he is scheduled to meet his Lebanese counterpart on Wednesday, and the Middle East crisis will be one of the topics on the agenda.
Africa strategy
Concerning his bilateral talks scheduled for Tuesday, the minister said he will discuss security matters, including migration pressure, with some of his African and Asian counterparts.
One can never have enough allies. In Europe, Slovakia and Serbia are Hungary’s best buddies. Rest of EU countries could be classified as enemies. Can hardly wait until Nov. 5th, when President Trump will once more rule with logic instead of with socialist European ideas.
Isn’t there a better use of Hungarian foreign aid than for building churches and monasteries in a country where people are struggling to put food on the table? It’s a waste of money that really doesn’t help people to live but it does score propaganda points connected to “Christian values”. If you want to promote Christian values the more important message is to help the poor by helping to feed and house them.
@mariavontheresa – weren´t you rooting for a PIS victory (“Imminent!”, “Cannot lose!”) in Poland, last year? Mr. Tusk, now …
Meanwhile Fidesz persecutes Christian Methodists in Hungary for being “liberal” shutting down the shelters they ran for the poor. Orban and the rest of them are charlatans – pretend Christians who use Christianity to cloak their evil doing like Putin does.
https://www.christiancentury.org/features/most-dangerous-preacher-hungary