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It is unacceptable for the European Commission to use taxpayers’ money to replace cut USAID (United States Agency for International Development) funds and to continue financing interventions in internal affairs and violations of sovereignty, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said in Budapest on Monday.
At a joint press conference with his Georgian counterpart Maka Bochorishvili, Mr. Szijjártó stated that today the South Caucasus is the most visible example in Europe of two things: how “the global dictatorship of the international liberal mainstream is trying to destroy” patriotic, conservative, and Christian-based governments, and the double standards that exist.
Georgia is the best example of the astonishing shameful double standard, which is that if the liberal party wins the election in a country, democracy works fantastically well, but if the patriotic party wins, there is talk of a crisis of democracy,”
he said. In this context, he welcomed the fact that US President Donald Trump had courageously and openly confronted the international liberal mainstream, the woke ideology, and said that the Hungarian government fully supported these efforts.
Péter Szijjártó is strongly against Brussels’ continued use of European taxpayers’ money to finance interference in domestic affairs, violations of sovereignty, and support for foreign interests. He finds it unacceptable that the European Commission is using European taxpayers’ money to replace the funds cut by USAID, as it constitutes interference in the internal affairs of other countries, funded by the European people.
We equally reject Brussels’ attacks on Georgia and Brussels’ interference in Georgia’s internal political processes. Especially because the reason for these interventions is that Georgia has a pro-peace, common sense government that implements a strong family support policy,”
he added. He expressed his support for the Tbilisi government’s efforts and said that Hungary would therefore not revoke the visa waiver for its diplomats, contrary to the decisions made in Brussels. “So far, we have vetoed all sanctions against Georgia and we will continue to do so,” he confirmed.
We will continue to support Georgia’s determination to continue the European integration process,”
he continued, adding that in order to facilitate this process, Hungary will therefore train 50 staff members of the Georgian administration from June this year. The Foreign Minister pointed out that last year, bilateral trade turnover broke the record of more than 100 million dollars, and this year it has been increased by another 20% so far.
In response to journalists’ questions, the minister specified that Hungary had already made its conditions for Ukraine’s integration into the EU clear, but despite years of fine words and promises, no progress had been made on the rights of national communities.
He recalled that
Ukraine has been misleading its European counterparts by claiming they are committed to respecting national minority rights, while in reality, since 2015, the rights of the Hungarian community have been taken away and not restored.
He argued that as long as these rights are not fully restored, no progress can be made on Ukraine’s EU integration.
He also said that the admission of a state at war, at a similar level of development to Ukraine, would destroy the EU economy and pose huge risks. Mr. Szijjártó emphasized that contacts with the United States and Russia are ongoing at all levels of political decision-making. Therefore, he is soon meeting with the US Embassy Chargé d’Affaires later today to review the state of bilateral relations and peace talks, and later this week he will hold direct talks with members of the Russian government.
Via MTI; Featured picture: MTI/Bodnár Boglárka