Hungary-US relations solid, says foreign minister in Washington

Washington, DC, May 10 (MTI) – Hungarian-US relations are built on a solid foundation, and although the two countries may have their disagreements, economic ties are excellent, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said in New York on Monday.

Szijjártó is on a two-day visit in New York and will address Tuesday’s meeting of the UN General Assembly focusing on peace and security.

Giving a lecture at the Harvard Club of New York about Hungary-US relations, the minister said that occasional disputes have not hampered the two countries’ cooperation within the transatlantic alliance.

Szijjártó said Europe has not faced as many challenges as it does today since the second world war and listed the Ukraine conflict, energy policy questions, migration and the growing threat of terrorism as the four main issues.

Hungary’s responses to these challenges have been successful and patriotic, which means the country is now no longer part of the problem but that of the solution, the minister said. Hungary has demonstrated that the European Union can only be successful with strong member states, he said, adding that the government would not have succeeded without the overwhelming support it had received from voters.