Foreign minister Szijjártó pledged support to Austria foreign minister’s migration policy
Mauerbach, 2017. július 11. A Külgazdasági és Külügyminisztérium (KKM) által közreadott képen Sebastian Kurz, az Európai Biztonsági és Együttmûködési Szervezet (EBESZ) soros elnökségét ellátó Ausztria külügyminisztere (j) fogadja Szijjártó Péter külgazdasági és külügyminisztert a testület tagországainak informális külügyminiszteri találkozóján Mauerbachban 2017. július 11-én. MTI Fotó: KKM
Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó pledged his “full support and solidarity” to his Austrian counterpart concerning his recent remarks on migration.
Answering a question at a press briefing on another topic on Monday, Szijjártó said that Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz “was right” to say that migration was “stoppable” if the EU were prepared to take appropriate action, he said.
Kurz drew criticism from Chancellor Christian Kern and the press for saying in an interview with Austrian daily Oesterreich that Italy should cease transferring migrants to the mainland by ferry after saving them from the Mediterranean. The migration route on the Mediterranean via Libya and the Mediterranean to Italy should be sealed, Kurz said, and Austria is “preparing to defend” the Brenner Pass, the most significant border crossing between the two countries. “The closing of the Western Balkan migrant route has proven [sealing the route] is possible”, Kurz said.
Szijjártó called for the revival of an Austro-Italian initiative to get the EU to contribute to the protection of the southern Libyan borders while creating hotspots on Libyan soil to vet asylum seekers before they reach Europe. The EU should also aim to stop the boats before they leave the north African country, he said.
Szijjártó said that “Kurz is subject to robust attacks” due to his recent firm stand on migration. That Kurz places the protection of Austria and his people in first place is “perfectly understandable”, Szijjártó said.
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2 Comments
Herr Aussenminister , sie irren ! Kanzler Kern macht sich in Österreich keineswegs beliebter mit seiner Kritik an Ungarn ! Im Gegenteil !
@Anonymous,
I think you need to recheck your Google translate as you have misunderstood what was said. The Austrian chancellor is sniffing glue with the rest of the Libtards and these two foreign ministers agree with each other and believe this non-sense migration is stoppable. There is nothing wrong with the foreign ministers statements.