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Hungarian foreign minister meets Jewish leaders in US
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Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó met representatives of Jewish organisations in New York on Wednesday evening and assured his negotiating partners of Hungary’s support in their fight against anti-Semitism.
Addressing a UNESCO conference after his talks, Szijjártó noted the Hungarian government’s commitment to continue its “zero tolerance” policy concerning anti-Semitism in the future.
Concerning the European Union, Szijjártó said that
the community cannot be strong unless it “insists on its Judeo-Christian heritage”
and added that his government “disapproves of movements aimed at leaving nation states and Christianity behind”.
Szijjártó voiced concern about recent developments “indicating a rise of anti-Semitism in certain parts of western Europe” and said it was a consequence of “massive and uncontrolled migration”. He insisted that “parallel societies” have developed in many parts of western Europe, which pose not only a security challenge but may give rise to religious extremism, too.