Hunting, nature expo to be Hungary’s ‘most complex’?

This year’s One with Nature World of Hunting and Nature Exhibition will be Hungary’s most complex international event to date, giving the country a fresh chance to showcase its skills in organising large-scale events, the government commissioner responsible for organising the world exhibition, Zoltán Kovács, said in an interview to the news portal Origo published on Wednesday.

Kovács, who is also the state secretary for international relations and communications, said the event provided an excellent opportunity to relaunch conference and international exhibition tourism in Hungary.

Asked why the hunting exhibition had been derided by the left wing, Kovács said the issue of hunting was being exploited by the opposition to create divisions in society and turn people against each other. Hungary’s 70,000 hunters come from all walks of life and subscribe to a wide range of political beliefs, and the event focuses on issues promoted by left-wing activists such as ecology and sustainability, he said, adding that politicising the event therefore made no sense.