Hungarian government comments on direct Russian-US consultations

The foreign minister of Hungary said in New York on Tuesday that Hungary is pleased to see direct Russia-US consultations underway in Saudi Arabia because good US-Russia relations always benefit world security.

Representatives of liberal mainstream have ‘poisoned’ international politics, thwarted peace

Representatives of the liberal mainstream and “woke ideology” have “practically poisoned” international politics by eliminating mutual respect and thereby thwarting the resolution of conflicts, Hungary’s foreign minister said in New York on Tuesday, adding that “today new winds are blowing”.

According to a ministry statement, the inauguration of US President Donald Trump has ushered in a “totally new era in world politics.” Peter Szijjártó said this ahead of a UN Security Council open debate. He said the Western world now had a leader who pursued a strategy diametrically opposed to what had been done so far. “So there’s now a patriotic, sovereigntist US president in office who puts national interests first,” Szijjártó said. “This is a president who has his feet on the ground, pursues a policy of common sense, for example by making it clear that you are born either a man or a woman.” Szijjártó said the new US president also went against “woke ideology” and was fighting the “global dictatorship of the international liberal mainstream”. As we wrote yesterday, Orbán cabinet: Paris summit ‘a meeting of losers’, read details here.

The minister said representatives of the liberal mainstream did not have a strategy for the new situation, and were “resorting to screaming and whining or trying to come up with some sort of counter-strategy, which, as we can see, they’re having a hard time with”.

“But Hungary has been pursuing the political strategy mapped out by the Western world leader for 15 years now, even though it’s been in the crossfire of serious attacks because of it,” he said. “And as it happens, we are now the mainstream,” Szijjártó said.

“This is a totally new situation in the world. The representatives of the international liberal mainstream and woke ideology have practically poisoned international politics and international relations by practically eliminating mutual respect from international politics and replacing it with accusations, blackmail, lecturing and the stigmatisation of others.” “Because mutual respect has been missing from international politics, it has been impossible to resolve conflicts,” he said.

“And this has led to wars becoming more and more severe, and we can rightfully call the past years the era of dangers.” “But now new winds are blowing from Washington, and the issue of peace is also on the agenda,” he said. “And for that we also owe gratitude to China, who holds the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council, and has convened this meeting after … keeping the cause of peace alive in international politics, for example, by launching the Friends for Peace group in the UN.”

Szijjártó welcomed the ongoing US-Russia talks in Saudi Arabia, pointing out that the normalisation of US-Russia ties would help improve the global security situation. “When it comes to Ukraine, I think there’s greater hope now than ever in the last three years for there to be peace finally,” he said. “We can see that the pro-war European liberal mainstream — at least the ones that are still left — are now screaming and have all sorts of problems that they aren’t getting a seat at the table, but the thing is that those at the table want peace. And those who are pro-war aren’t dealt any cards at a table for peace talks.”

Meanwhile, Szijjártó regretted that the UN had been incapable of becoming a platform for peace in recent years, adding that the organisation required “serious reform.” He said UN officials should propose reforms that cut costs and eliminate unnecessary functions, adding that Hungary was prepared to welcome UN organisations.

Szijjártó also said that a tangible sign of the new era in global politics was that the liberal mainstream’s “policy of international intervention” had ended, with the resources needed for it having been cut off. “I believe the world has become a better place in recent weeks, and looking at the developments in Riyadh, for the first time in three years, we can have positive views on the future,” he said.

“Good US-Russia relations always benefit world security,” he said.

“If there is Russia-US cooperation based on mutual respect, which is assessed or proves to be effective for both sides, then it is good for the world. It makes the world a safer place.”

“As a result, I think it is good news, the best news of recent months, that Russia-US consultations are under way or were under way in Riyadh between the foreign minister counterparts, and I believe that in the issue of peace in Ukraine, there’s a greater chance than ever in the last three years for peace to finally arrive,” he said.