Hungarian minister welcomed as superstar at rally in Belgrade: Serbians-Hungarians brothers – PHOTOS, VIDEO
A once historic enmity between Hungary and Serbia has turned into a historic friendship between the two countries, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said at a rally in Belgrade on Friday.
Addressing a gathering of the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), Szijjártó said in Serbian that “the Hungarian nation today considers the Serbian nation their brother”, according to a foreign ministry statement. Szijjártó said the friendship that had developed between the two nations was to thank to Aleksandar Vucic, “your president”. “Under the leadership of your president, Serbia is treating the Hungarian community in Vojvodina in such a way that it serves as a model for the whole world. We, Hungarians are grateful for that,” Szijjártó said.
200 thousand people listened to the Hungarian foreign minister in Belgrade despite the heavy rain:
He noted that both countries were facing similar challenges which included “unrestrained attacks by the international liberal mainstream” over their perseverance in standing up for their national interests. “They are attacking us because we want peace in Ukraine and reject to participate in increasing the risk of the war’s escalation. And they are attacking us also because we hold on to our national family values and reject any dictates from abroad over our affairs,” Szijjártó said.
Here is the speech (the applauses is not too enthusiastic though):
He said the attacks would not stop in the future, because the liberals “cannot digest that we, Hungarians and Serbs will follow our own national path and we are successful”. “But we are not going to yield to them, but will endure, we will carry on building a strong Serbia, a strong Hungary, and a strong Hungarian-Serbian friendship,” the foreign minister said.
The other Kremlin stooge on stage with Szijjarto was Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik who meets regularly with Putin and supports the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He awarded Putin with Republika Srpska’s highest medal of honour in January. Great “super star brothers” promoting the forces of evil. This was a rally called to support the ruling government in response to opposition protests against government sponsored violence and criminality in Serbia. Hungary and Szijjarto need to beware any kind of association on stage with someone like Dodik and active promotion of a Serbian government thoroughly tainted with criminality. Birds of a feather.
Hungary cannot help “building a strong Serbia” as long as it recognises Kosovo as an independent country. Please put an end to this scandal. Not even the “well-behaved” EU countries Spain, Greece, Romania, Slovakia, and Cyprus recognise Kosovo.
Peter Szijjarto is an outstanding Foreign Minister. He is a brave, courageous, diplomatic, and principled man. Moreover, he is a true democrat. Hungary courageously stands alone in the EU/NATO, in that she is not a vassal of the United States. Szijjarto’s words about Aleksandar Vucic are absolutely true, and the partnership that the two men have developed between their nations (historical adversaries) is an example to the world. Both Hungary and Serbia have remained principled and neutral in the Ukraine/NATO/Russia war. Both have condemned the war, both want it to end, and both fully support the territorial integrity of Ukraine. In regard to territorial integrity, I agree that Hungary should revoke recognition of the so-called Kosovo. However, that is the business of Hungary and it’s people – nobody else.