Peace Is the Only Path for Christian Europe, Declares State Secretary
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Hungary must once again set the example for Christian Europe, and that can only be the path of peace, said Tamás Vargha, Parliamentary State Secretary of the Ministry of Defence, on Tuesday in Budapest, during a commemoration marking the 569th anniversary of the victory at the Siege of Belgrade (formerly known as Nándorfehérvár in Hungarian).
At the ceremony held next to the statue of János Hunyadi in Budapest’s District I, the State Secretary emphasized:
“Each chime of the noon bell reminds Hungarians that we have always recognized the threats to ourselves and to Europe sooner than others. We have always had to face the challenges earlier, and we have always had to take up the fight sooner in order to defend ourselves.”
Commemoration marking the 569th anniversary of the victory at the Siege of Belgrade. (Photo: Vargha Tamás Facebook)
He recalled that only the Hungarians in all of Europe truly understood at the time what it meant to face the threat of an influx of people speaking foreign languages, bringing in their own cultures and religions. He added that in 2015, Hungary’s southern border once again came under serious pressure, but the Hungarian people once again defended the country’s security.
He also pointed to the emerging danger of war at the country’s eastern border, emphasizing that Hungarians have consistently stood for peace for more than three years, always stressing its importance.
Vargha declared that
Hungary—just as it once served as Europe’s defensive bastion for centuries—must again guide Christian Europe, and that path can only be one of peace.
At the same time, he remarked that there will always be those who choose the easier way, the path of compromise, because they cannot, dare not, or do not want to face conflict. He said:
“Instead of standing up for Hungarian interests, they are prisoners of their own self-interest, for whom foreign pay is worth more than the honor of their homeland.”
On July 22, 1456, the Hungarian forces defending Nándorfehérvár—modern-day Belgrade—delivered a crushing defeat to the armies of Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II. In honor of the 555th anniversary of this victory, the Hungarian Parliament declared July 22 as the official Memorial Day of the Battle of Nándorfehérvár in a resolution adopted on July 4, 2011.
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