Hungarian foreign minister expresses concerns over ‘worrying’ Middle East situation

Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó on Monday said there was growing concern worldwide about developments in the Middle East.

In a post on Facebook, the minister noted that he had spoken by phone with Israeli and Iranian foreign ministers Israel Katz and Ali Bagheri Kani, respectively, and the discussions “are proving anew that we’re in the 24th hour”.

If conflict spread to another country, he said, it “could easily turn into a regional war, presenting a threat to global security”. The international community must “concentrate all its strength on preventing escalation”, he added.

Hungary’s position is clear, he said: “Israel must not be left to suffer another terrorist attack such as that of last October; at the same time, everything must be done to prevent the outbreak of a major regional war.”

As we wrote a few days earlier, Flights suspended at Budapest Airport due to the escalating conflict in the Middle East, details HERE.

As we wrote earlier, PM Orbán remained alone again in EU with rejecting statement about Israel, details HERE.