Hungary to aid fight against wildfires in this Balkans country

Hungary will send 3 all-terrain firetrucks to North Macedonia on Thursday, to aid efforts to extinguish wildfires there, the minister of foreign affairs and trade said on Facebook on Wednesday, after talking with Timco Mucunski, his North Macedonian counterpart, on the phone.

“Unfortunately, we have become used to news of enormous wildfires during the summer heat, and it is not rare that they erupt in Europe, even in our extended neighbourhood,” Péter Szijjártó said.

“Our North Macedonian friends are unfortunately facing those extraordinary challenges now. And if friends of ours are in trouble, we help … Hungary will send three all-terrain firetrucks to North Macedonia tomorrow, which are able to target directly the point of origin from close up,” Szijjártó said, adding that he hoped the Hungarian aid would contribute to curbing the fires as soon as possible. He also thanked the interior ministry and Interior Minister Sándor Pintér for the swift response to the crisis.

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