Meeting of Arab League and European Union foreign ministers – Hungarian aspects

Kairó, 2016. december 20. A Külgazdasági és Külügyminisztérium (KKM) által közreadott képen Szijjártó Péter külgazdasági és külügyminiszter (b), mellette Nikosz Kociasz görög külügyminiszter az EU-Arab Liga külügyminiszterek negyedik találkozójának plenáris ülésén Kairóban 2016. december 20-án. MTI Fotó: KKM / Burger Zsolt

 

Budapest, December 20 (MTI) – Countries in Europe and in the Arab world must cooperate in efforts to fight terrorism and build security, Péter Szijjártó, Hungary’s foreign minister, told MTI from Cairo on Tuesday.

Speaking after a meeting of Arab League and European Union foreign ministers, Szijjártó said by phone that in light of recent developments the terrorist threat in Europe is “more serious than ever”.

The minister condemned the terrorist attacks, saying those acts “clearly show that creating and maintaining security for the people must be the focus of European Union policy”.

Terrorist attacks on Europe will continue as long as the EU is unable to stop migration, which creates an opening for terrorist organisations to send their people into Europe, Szijjártó insisted.

“Terrorist organisations are an enemy to both Europe and the Arab countries, which calls for a historic, strong alliance between those countries,” Szijjártó said.

Source: MTI

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