Hungarian-Romanian defense ministries begin graveyard talks
The Hungarian and Romanian Defense Ministries have begun discussions on the issue of military graveyards in general and that of the Úz valley site in particular.
The Hungarian and Romanian Defense Ministries have begun discussions on the issue of military graveyards in general and that of the Úz valley site in particular.
Hungary expects Romanian authorities to launch an investigation into last Thursday’s violence and punish the perpetrators. They should make sure that such acts are prevented in future, the Foreign Minister...
The Hungarian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that working groups of the countries’ defense ministries should begin consultations to “restore proper order in line with bilateral and international agreements”.
President János Áder has slammed the Valea Uzului (Úzvölgye) military cemetery incident between Hungarians and Romanians as “blasphemous, in violation of laws and international agreements and also deeply immoral.”
Yesterday afternoon, a Romanian crowd broke into an Austro-Hungarian military cemetery in Transylvania, despite heavy police presence and a human chain of ethnic Hungarians protesting peacefully. In Budapest, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó summoned the Romanian ambassador, who refused to appear.