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Palladino: A potential ‘golden age’ in US-Hungary relations lies ahead
Robert Palladino said US President Donald Trump "prided himself" on keeping his promises and acting swiftly, "so we're looking forward to an exciting period".
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FM: Production of the second reactor vessel for Paks has started
Minister Szijjártó said that production of turbine parts for the first block of the expansion had begun in Belfort, France.
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Former US ambassador Pressman dictated US trade report on Hungary
Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, said the report contained "all kinds of fake news and lies".
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FM: Hungary does not support EU counter-tariffs against American products
“We do not want high tariffs, we want low tariffs," said Minister Szijjártó.
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FM: European governments to discuss trade issues
"Brussels has put European companies in a difficult position by unnecessarily politicising economic issues," Minister Szijjártó said.
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FM: Hungary and Israel consider physical and digital security pillars of future cooperation
The foreign minister said ensuring national security required "always being at the forefront in terms of technology".
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FM: Incidents against ethnic Hungarians in Romania are unacceptable
"We consider these incidents unacceptable and most resolutely condemn them," the foreign minister said.
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FM: Bill on Hungary's withdrawal from ICC submitted to parliament
Minister Szijjártó said the Hungarian government has moved to pull out of the Rome Statute and withdraw Hungary from the ICC.
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FM: Chinese companies had brought the most FDI to Hungary in 2020, 2023 and 2024
In the past ten years, the foreign minister said Chinese companies had undertaken 54 big investments with a combined value of HUF 7,000bn, creating more than 30,000 jobs.
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FM: Hungary-Serbia crude pipeline is another brave and sovereign decision
Minister Szijjártó said the capacity of the new pipeline would be around 4.5m tonnes per year, allowing the Pancevo refinery and Serbia to be supplied entirely from Hungary.
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FM: Hungary can stay out of Ukraine war only by preserving its sovereignty
"Hungary doesn't want to be dragged into the war. So we must maintain our sovereignty," Minister Szijjártó said.
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FM: Christianity provides firm foundation for cooperation between Hungary and Lebanon
Minister Szijjártó met Gebran Bassil, head of Lebanon's Christian Free Patriotic Movement, for talks in Budapest on Monday.
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FM: Unacceptable for the EU to pursue a policy of widening and escalating the war
Minister Szijjártó pointed out that neither the European Union as a whole nor any of its member states are threatened by any risk of war, not even from Russia.