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Minister: Hungary does not accept lecturing from other countries!
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Cooperation among the world’s democracies must be based on mutual respect rather than criticising and lecturing other countries, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said in New York on Wednesday.
Szijjártó spoke at a ministerial meeting of the Community of Democracies held as part of the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly, the foreign ministry said in a statement. In his address, Szijjártó said the differences in countries’ historical, cultural and religious heritage had resulted in them becoming different types of democracies. The minister said
liberal democracies were attempting to “monopolise democracy”, which he called “a pretty anti-democratic approach”.
“I think that liberal democracy is only a type of democracy and not… democracy itself,” Szijjártó said.
He said democracy meant that people were in a position to make decisions on their own future and the future of their country. “I think no one has the right to characterise a political system as autocratic or dictatorial just because the people gave a clear mandate and just because one political family has a clear majority in its own parliament,” he added. Szijjártó said the pandemic had demonstrated democracies’
He said democracy meant that people were in a position to make decisions on their own future and the future of their country. “I think no one has the right to characterise a political system as autocratic or dictatorial just because the people gave a clear mandate and just because one political family has a clear majority in its own parliament,” he added. Szijjártó said the pandemic had demonstrated democracies’
interdependence on each other,
adding that this recognition brought “fresh air” to international cooperation.
Later he said that the international community has a shared responsibility to act in the interest of preserving the world’s water supply. The fight to save water will be one that the world either wins together or loses together, the foreign ministry cited Szijjártó as saying at an online event accompanying the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly. The world today is perfectly aware of the
Super!
Péter Szijjártó is the best FM, Hungary had in a very-very long time.
After 8 years in EU- he has to be one of the smartest people here. He is not afraid to take questions from any one
Ted and Istvan: Well said gentlemen!