Independence Day in Budapest – Hungary-US relations expected to undergo revival
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It is not a stretch to say that bilateral relations between Hungary and the United States could be expected to undergo a genuine revival in the coming period, the foreign minister said on Tuesday, marking Fourth of July, in Budapest.
Péter Szijjártó addressed a reception hosted by the US Embassy to celebrate Independence Day which was also addressed by David B. Cornstein, the new US ambassador to Hungary.
Hungarians, just like the American people, are real freedom fighters; they both value freedom and independence, cause they had to fight so many times in history, the minister said.
Speaking about the present, Szijjártó noted a similarity in the approach of the international press towards the two countries’ governments, saying that
Hungary “will never join the choir of those Europeans” who he said had “made it a routine” to criticise the United States.
The Hungarian government will continue to have a balanced approach towards any decisions taken by the US government concerning foreign and domestic affairs, he said.
The minister said
he fully understood US President Donald Trump’s position on the protection of America’s borders, adding that he agreed with the principle that it is a country’s sovereign right to decide whom it allows to enter its territory.