Minister: Koreans and Hungarians are relatives

János Csák, Hungary’s cultural minister, talked about the deep relationship between Koreans and Hungarians at Tusványos, the summer university organised in Tusnádfürdő, Szeklerland, Romania.

According to telex.hu, Mr Csák said that Koreans are the relatives of the Hungarians. But they chose to go East from “Dzsungária”, while ancient Hungarians headed West. One of our common features is K-pop. Koreans got back songs from the Hungarians, and now they are happy, Csák said.

He added that the Hungarian government spends HUF 500 billion (EUR 1.32 billion) on cultural purposes. But he aims to terminate the Budapest-centricity of culture. About the USA, he said that the country does not have a common identity. Therefore, it is like a dead person whose nails keep growing, but who does not have a soul anymore.