The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Péter Szijjártó, declared on Tuesday in New York that Hungary will consistently support collaboration between East and West, as the country’s own experience clearly demonstrates the vast advantages and opportunities such cooperation provides.
The Minister addressed a high-level meeting on the Global Development Initiative, highlighting that humanity currently faces a perilous era—one of the most fraught periods in global politics since the Cold War. He noted with concern that ongoing conflicts are unfortunately driving the world back toward division into blocs. Recalling Hungary’s past hardships caused by this kind of global split, he stressed that it remains in the nation’s interest to restore a world order founded on connectivity. Achieving this will require international cooperation grounded once more in mutual respect and reciprocal benefits.
Szijjártó further underscored that peaceful and civilized collaboration between East and West would greatly enhance global security, with particular implications for Central Europe.
We Hungarians strive to set a good example. We Hungarians have recently become a meeting point between East and West, and based on our strategy of economic neutrality, we ensure the secure and stable environment necessary for cooperation between Eastern and Western economies,”
he remarked.
He illustrated this point by mentioning that Hungary is one of only three nations worldwide where all three top German automobile manufacturers operate factories, which has in turn attracted the three largest Chinese electric battery producers to establish their facilities there as well.
Additionally, he highlighted that the Paks nuclear power plant expansion is led by a Russian company as the main contractor, while German and French firms are also involved in the project.
“So, the extremely successful German-Chinese automotive cooperation and the extremely successful Russian-German-French nuclear cooperation in Hungary clearly show that civilized East-West cooperation brings enormous benefits and enormous opportunities,” he asserted.
He concluded by affirming, “Hungary will therefore always argue in favor of East-West cooperation and connectivity. We will always argue in favor of common sense as the basis for international cooperation, and we will always oppose artificial barriers to international cooperation.”
Original article: hungarytoday.hu
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