Our Country Showcases Benefits of East–West Cooperation, Says FM Péter Szijjártó

Hungary will always advocate for East-West cooperation, as our country’s example clearly shows the enormous benefits and opportunities that this brings, said Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, on Tuesday in New York.

The minister stated at a high-level meeting on the Global Development Initiative that humanity is now living in an age of danger, the most tense period in world politics since the Cold War, and that the conflicts currently underway are unfortunately all pointing toward a return to blocs. He explained that Hungary had already suffered serious losses in the past due to the division of the world, and that it was therefore in the national interest to return to a world order based on connectivity, which would require global cooperation to be based once again on mutual respect and mutual benefits.

He then emphasized that civilized cooperation between East and West would significantly improve the security situation in the world, and this is especially true 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 said.

Péter Szijjártó cited as an example that Hungary is one of only three countries in the world where all three premium German car brands have factories, and as a result, the three largest Chinese electric battery manufacturers have also set up operations in our country.

He also pointed out that although the main contractor for the expansion of the Paks nuclear power plant is a Russian company, German and French companies are also working on 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 emphasized.

“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,” he added.

Via MTI; Featured photo: Facebook/Szijjártó Péter

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