Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán emphasized on Friday at the 35th anniversary congress of the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (RMDSZ) in Zsukiménes that the achievements and merits of Hungarians give them a right to exist. PM Orbán highlighted László Krasznahorkai, the Hungarian author who recently won the Nobel Prize in Literature as another example of national pride: “The Nobel Prize is the Hungarians’ right to exist,” he said.
In his speech, the prime minister touched on the unity of the Hungarian nation, which he said is held together not by geography, state borders or blood, but by language, culture, history and a common spirit.
Without literature, there is no Hungarian nation,”
he emphasized.
He added that the Hungarian community must always prove that it has given more to humanity than it has received from it: “We must prove that we have given more to humanity than we have received from it. We can answer God by saying, look, Lord, at our saints of the House of Árpád, our victory at Nándorfehérvár, István Széchenyi, János Neumann, Puskás Öcsi, our Olympic champions, and look, Lord, at our Nobel Prize winners.”
Viktor Orbán also spoke about the role of the RMDSZ, emphasizing its strategic importance for the nation:
The RMDSZ is a representative of stability and common sense in Bucharest, a representative of Hungarian interests in Brussels, and a reliable partner in Budapest.”
He emphasized that the organization is not a minority but a community of strategic importance, which has proven over the past 35 years that it is not size but determination that gives a community its weight.
The prime minister also spoke about the importance of Hungarian-Romanian relations: “If our neighbors are strong and free, we will also be stronger and freer, which is why we are interested in Romania’s development and in the success of Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan and his government.” He added that peace, coexistence, and cooperation cannot be taken for granted, but are a matter of daily decisions, and that Hungarian and Romanian partners must seek these decisions together every day.
Speaking about the future, Viktor Orbán emphasized: “The future does not belong to those who watch, but to those who act. The future belongs to those who speak through their deeds and their work, and those who do not live up to the opportunities of the future will lose it.” He added that the Hungarian community in Transylvania is living proof that a community will survive as long as there are people who believe in it. “If we believe in it, victory will not be far behind. The Hungarian community in Transylvania is strong, it works, educates, creates, builds, and wins. It wins again and again, every day,” he said.
In closing, Viktor Orbán encouraged the RMDSZ and the Hungarian community to have the courage to preserve what they have achieved, to continue the work they have begun, and to believe in a shared future: “God is above us all, Hungary above all, go Hungary, go Hungarians!”
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Via MTI; Featured photo: MTI/Miniszterelnöki Kommunikációs Főosztály/Kaiser Ákos
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