Travel restrictions to Hungary will not be lifted in October

As a protective measure to slow down the spreading of the new coronavirus, the border closures and restrictions will remain in place in October, Péter Szijjártó revealed.

Péter Szijjártó held a press conference with the Polish Foreign Minister, in which he stated that the restrictions on entering the country will remain in place in the month of October, as a way to prevent the further spreading of the virus; however, citizens of the Visegrád Group will enjoy facilitation from said restrictions, reported ATV.

“We can see that the number of new daily cases is increasing across Europe. Unfortunately, the countries in the region or even neighbouring countries are no exception. We believe that the lifting of the restrictive measures previously put in place at our borders would lead to a worsening of the pandemic situation, which is the opposite of our goal that Hungary must work toward,” Szijjártó stated. He added that lifting the border closure would be the opposite of protecting the lives, health, and functioning of Hungarian citizens, which they promised to do.

When asked about the looser restrictions concerning the countries of the Visegrád Group, the Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs replied that, during the pandemic, Hungary has worked closely with the Visegrád Group on handling the virus; they are well informed about the situations and government measures in those countries, so “it is only natural the Visegrád Group are subject to different, perhaps a bit milder regulations.”

At the most recent V4 prime ministerial meeting, there was an essential agreement about setting up a COVID-19 coordination office in Poland, under Polish leadership. They are currently waiting for Poland to present their concrete ideas about the initiative.

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Source: atv.hu