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State Secretary: Hungary provides direct help to persecuted Christians
The Hungary Helps international aid scheme launched seven years ago has supported the consolidation of Christian communities in the Middle East.
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State Secretary: Government has a vision of Europe that supports peace and stability
Tristan Azbej said, “people in crisis zones should be helped to stay in their homelands rather than promote migration”.
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State Secretary: UN Rapporteur asks Hungary to share policy of aiding persecuted Christians with rest of world
Hungary has been asked to share its unique experience in using humanitarian aid to assist in the survival of persecuted Christians and other religious groups.
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Pierbattista Pizzaballa's Visit to Hungary: Standing Together with the Holy Land's Persecuted Christians
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán hosted Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, to discuss supporting Christians in troubled areas.
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State Secretary: Government condemns instigation against religious or ethnic communities
Referring to recent attacks against Christians in Pakistan’s Jaranwala region, the state secretary said the violence “cannot be justified by any argument”.
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Hungary Helps scheme aids Nigerian Catholic Church
Hungary has provided 3,000 US dollars in emergency humanitarian assistance to the Nigerian Catholic Church.
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Azbej calls for international community to fight persecution of Christians
The call was in connection with reports that terrorists attacked a Catholic parish in Nigeria and murdered the local priest there on Saturday night.
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Azbej: Hungary continues to excel in protecting Christians
The state secretary said Europe’s Christian culture should be protected and “aid should be granted where problems arise rather than bringing the problems over here."
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President Novák meets Iraqi counterpart in Baghdad
“We just had a historic meeting with Abdul Latif Rashid, President of Iraq, as no Hungarian President has ever visited Baghdad before. We both agreed that international terrorism is our common enemy and we condemn all of its forms," the president said.
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FM: Government supports persecuted Christians worldwide
The government’s Hungary Helps program has spent some 80 million dollars on reconstructing schools and hospitals and on economic support enabling locals to stay in their homeland.
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President Novák underlines the importance of peace
The president discussed the importance of peace with outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid in Tel-Aviv.
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Syrian Bishop thanks Hungary for helping persecuted Christians
Bishop Nalbandian said the government’s help was important in Syria where after ten years of war and in the midst of an economic crisis, efforts are under way to rebuild destroyed churches and schools.
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Deputy PM: Persecution of Christians is today’s humanitarian crisis
The Deputy PM said one out of eight Christians is persecuted for their faith today, mainly in Islamic countries.