FM Szijjártó: Hungary proud member of NATO, world’s strongest defence alliance
Hungary is a “proud and reliable” member of the world’s strongest defence alliance, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said on Thursday, pledging that Hungary wanted to continue to contribute to the security of the Euro-Atlantic community.
Speaking at a celebration of the 75th anniversary of the foundation of NATO in Brussels, Szijjártó said Hungary’s NATO membership “is a coronation of the desire and struggle for freedom of generations of Hungarians,” according to a statement issued by his ministry.
Twenty-five years ago, in 1999, Hungary was able to re-join “the community of free and sovereign nations of the Euro-Atlantic world, where we always belonged at heart … but forty years of communist oppression kept us physically away from it,” he said.
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“We are proud of our predecessors, who never gave up hope, not even in the darkest years of communist dictatorship, when the Hungarian people was left completely alone,” the minister said.
“Today, we are proud members of the world’s strongest defence alliance. And we are also proud to be a reliable ally, contributing to the security of our community,” Péter Szijjártó said.
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It’s all phony words from Russian appartchik Szijjarto. Hungary has for years been burning its’ bridges with the “Euro-Atlantic world” and worked ceaselessly to make itself a client state of Russia and China. How can you believe this from Szijjarto when Orban says that the US is Hungary’s greatest adversary. Those two never miss a chance to bad mouth Europe and the US and promote the enemies of NATO. What was the hold up on Finland and Sweden’s accession by Hungary except to promote Russia’s interest to delay it?
Could clown Szijjarto or his master Orban as proud members of NATO at least for once – just once – say for the public record that Russia is the threat that NATO protects Europe against. If you can’t say that what the Hell are you doing in the organization? Leave NATO because we don’t want Russian Trojan Horses.
… And a BIG congratulation to Mr. Putin on his election “victory” and overtures regarding Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity – basically wishing Russian rule upon a significant part of their population ….
https://apnews.com/article/orban-putin-russia-election-ef1311a8767cc0db6a399f10ca8a164e
Our Politicians are a hard act to follow!
Larry and Norbert, before further disparaging Hungary (your favorite pastime) neither the US nor Germany will vote for Ukraine’s joining NATO.
I am sure that they have their reason.