“The strengthened feeling, awareness and experience of national cohesion is our most important achievement of the last 14 years," Árpád János Potápi, the state secretary in charge of policies for Hungarian communities abroad, said on Friday, marking the August 20 national holiday.
Presenting the Kallós Zoltán Award for Hungarians Abroad to individuals and organizations recognized for their efforts in the interests of Hungarian communities beyond the border, Potápi said that national cohesion “that is the keystone of our national identity manifests itself primarily through cooperation: in carrying out the tasks and celebrating our successes”. “We Hungarians share in the difficulties by bearing the burdens together, and multiply our joy by celebrating together,” he said. “This is what the community builders and organisers, political, cultural and religious leaders recognised with the Kallós Zoltán Award set an example in,” he added.