Ukraine should not threaten local Hungarians for using their mother tongue!
Hungarians have long-lasting memories about the aggression of occupying powers, as well as the trauma caused by Trianon and understand why the annexation of Crimea has remained an “open wound” to the people of Ukraine, President János Áder said at the opening of a series of events dubbed Crimean Platform in Kyiv on Monday.
Áder said Hungary supported Ukraine’s sovereignty and its territorial integrity. At the same time, he said “if a state neglects its international obligations and bans the mother tongue of a national minority from schools, restricts the use of their mother tongue in public life, and
threatens those that use their mother tongue with fines,
then it is not only a serious violation of minority rights which is unfit for a country dedicated to democracy, but it also works against the interests of the majority nation”.
Concerning the crisis in eastern Ukraine, Áder said that “there is no alternative to peaceful settlement”. He noted Ukraine’s efforts towards resolving the conflict, but warned that “a lot of perseverance, consistency and patience” would still be needed to find a reassuring solution.
Áder noted that Hungary had been one of the first countries to recognise Ukraine’s independence 30 years ago, and
expressed his congratulations on the anniversary.
“We truly wish that a state so important for us should further develop in peace and stability. We wish to see Ukraine offer a secure and attractive future to all its citizens and that the Hungarian community feels at home in that country. To meet those goals we stand ready to provide all assistance,” the president said.
The conference was attended by representatives of 46 countries, including 14 presidents and prime ministers, as well as the president of the European Council.
Source: MTI
Any state funded school should have the language of that country as the primary language used for teaching. That is fairly universal.
Anonymous, so what. If the minorities in Ukraine wish to be taught in their minority language, that should allowed also. It happens in several western democratic nations and minority rights are protected. Ukraine is backwards in thinking, unfortunately and should grow up.
Crazy Cuban: Ukrainian is the official language of Ukraine. But Hungarian and other Ethnic minority groups, should be allowed to speak, share and mix and speak their native languages and social customs in public. But not in government. I strongly support Hungarian Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán of Hungary. He is a master Politician. He is the leader of a Union of European EU Nations, not of a United States of Europe, as the EU administration thinks it is and acts like it is. I I have the Nation of Budapest Hungary, with Pics of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán of Hungary, the Minister of Foreign Diplomatic Relations and other leaders. with real world statistics as much as possible. Contrary to popular opinion it is not always easy to gather all real world statistics. I Hate NS stats. I am an Native Cuban and American Citizen. I am a Proud Republican Trump Supporter, American Patriot Citizen of the USA. Proud Republican President Ronald Reagan of the USA Supporter, the original Make America Great Again President of the USA. Proud Trump Cultist. Proud Ronald Cultist. For the 2 Greatest American Presidents ever of the USA. Proud Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orbán Cultist Supporter. For the Greatest Hungarian Prime Minister of Hungary, with Pride and Honor. These are the real reasons we are Proud Trump Cultist. Proud Ronald Cultists. Proud Viktor Orbán Cultists GMS Crazy Cuban Alberto with Pride and Honor.
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Crazy Cuban: Ukrainian is the official language of Ukraine. But Hungarian and other Ethnic minority groups, should be allowed to speak, share and mix and speak their native languages and social customs in public. But not in government. I strongly support Hungarian Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán of Hungary. He is a master Politician. He is the leader of a Union of European EU Nations, not of a United States of Europe, as the EU administration thinks it is and acts like it is. I I have the Nation of Budapest Hungary, with Pics of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán of Hungary, the Minister of Foreign Diplomatic Relations and other leaders. with real world statistics as much as possible. Contrary to popular opinion it is not always easy to gather all real world statistics. I Hate NS stats. I am an Native Cuban and American Citizen. I am a Proud Republican Trump Supporter, American Patriot Citizen of the USA. Proud Republican President Ronald Reagan of the USA Supporter, the original Make America Great Again President of the USA. Proud Trump Cultist. Proud Ronald Cultist. For the 2 Greatest American Presidents ever of the USA. Proud Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orbán Cultist Supporter. For the Greatest Hungarian Prime Minister of Hungary, with Pride and Honor. These are the real reasons we are Proud Trump Cultist. Proud Ronald Cultists. Proud Viktor Orbán Cultists GMS Crazy Cuban Alberto with Pride and Honor. Not for the negative reasons and insults of over 4 Years and counting, of the Arrogant, Intolerant. Hateful Leftist, Liberal, Democrat, Progressives, Leftists of all Kinds, anti Trump Republicans and anti Trumpers.
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This whole notion of ‘ethnic Hungarians’ is an artificial construct. Using the Ukrainian example, people are only Hungarian if they were born there prior to the 4th July 1920. My father’s parents were Hungarian and lived in Huszt. He was born in 1922 and at that time Huszt had become part of Czechoslovakia and is now part of Western Ukraine. He spoke Hungarian at home but was educated in Czech (and went on to study at a University in Prague). He and his siblings identified as Czech. My mother was born and bred in Budapest. But neither myself nor my sister consider ourselves ‘ethnic Hungarians’. We were born in England, lived in England studied in England and are British. Both of us are fluent in Hungarian (learned at home) but we were never taught the language at school. Both this ‘ethnic’ notion and your argument are ridiculous.
Anonymous, you are the ridiculous one. The Hungarian ethnic population living in present day, were there before Ukraine even existed. Those people, regardless of the border, identify as Hungarian and speak Hungarian. They also practise the Hungarian Culture. I live in Canada and have Hungarian grandparents who came from the former Hungarian territories. Hungarians can practise their culture, learn in Hungarian if they wish. Canada protects the rights of the minorities, Hungarian, German, Pakistani and Ukrainian.
Countries like the Ukraine should grow up and enter the 21st century.
Just because one learns a language, doesn’t make that person a part of that culture, as you have shown. If you do not practise the culture, you are an outsider.
Clearly you have not read or failed to absorb what I wrote. My grand parents on my father’s side were Hungarian. Huszt was in Hungary. That changed in 1920. Huszt became Czech, so my father, born in 1922 was Czech. Later, this town became part of the Ukraine. The ‘ethic notion’ is fine for celebrating culture and so forth but in state education and for public meetings held in municipal premises it is to be expected that the language used is the national language. As for Canada protecting the rights of minorities, we have all seen on the news what the Canadians did to those poor children forcibly removed from their homes and made to attend Residential schools in an attempt to obliterate their ethnicity, so you are no position to preach.
I like the letters of Crazy Cuban and Edward. They know what they are talking about. I have similar background to Cuban-American Crazy Cuban and to Hungarian-Canadian Edward. I am a Hungarian-American and Trump supporter. In Hungarian, Hungarian-Americans are called “amerikás-magyar”. Anonymous is probably a troll.
I don’t believe Crimea will ever be part of Ukraine. The population is mostly Russian and they overwhelminly voted to join Russia. “In 1954, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev (the butcher of Budapest) gave Ukraine a gift: Crimea.” Khrushchev was a monster.
I can assure you that I am not a troll. If you are able to read English properly, you will have noted that mother was Hungarian, my father was born in what 20 months before had been part of Hungary and although born in England, I have spent considerable time in Hungary and in fact for some years have been living in Hungary. In addition, I have dual nationality, being both a British Citizen and a Hungarian Citizen. Whereas you are clearly one of those sad Americans clinging to any connection to another country to give yourself an identity. As to the relevance of Trump in this discussion, there is none.
I don’t see how anyone claiming Hungarian roots could be as hostile to Hungarians as you are. It still smells a troll. I may be a “sad American” but it is because Biden’s communist democrats stole the election from President Trump and turning the America I helped to build for 50 years of hard work and dedication into a third-world country ruled by people who hate America and the values of America. I will do my part to keep it from happening to Hungary. I am concerned for the rights of all Hungarians of “Kárpátmedence” who were forcefully and unjustly ripped from the Mother-country. I approve the efforts of current Hungarian government to protect the rights of these ethnic Hungarians. If it means nothing to you then I suggest that you go back to UK and don’t forget to knee for BLM.
I am not hostile to Hungarians. But if someone is born and bread in another country, has always lived in that other country, pays rotates to that country, then their nationality is of that country. In this case, these people are Ukrainians, not Hungarians, unless they were born in that area pre Treaty of Trianon. You might like to think of yourself as Hungarian, but you are not. You are American and don’t kid yourself otherwise.