Zoltán Kovács said the approach to the Trump White House would be founded on mutual respect, "something that is entirely lacking in Western European politics".
Zoltán Kovács said all those who contributed to the organization, implementation, logistics, security and communications did a "professional and world-class job".
Zoltán Kovács said the company in question "is a trading intermediary, with no manufacturing or operational site in Hungary" and that the devices themselves "have never been in Hungary".
The state secretary also noted that the National Card program had been in place “for quite some time”.
For almost a decade, Hungary has protected the EU’s external border, spending more than 2 billion euros of its own money to meet its Schengen obligations.
Until 11 pm on Tuesday, the police had secured 324 programs nationwide, Kovács said, and thanked the authorities and program organizers for their efforts to make the events “safe and successful”.
Zoltán Kovács said August 20 is “one of the most serious events in the country in terms of the interest and number of participants it attracts”.
Hungary will continue to protect its southern borders and maintain the strictest immigration regime in Europe.
Zoltan Kovács said Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo had “clearly never seen any of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s hours-long press conferences – no, the questions are not pre-screened”.
As Hungary prepares for its presidency of the Council of the European Union, Minister János Bóka emphasized the country's commitment to ensuring the EU's functionality and responsiveness amid significant political and security challenges.
Zoltán Kovács said on social media X that it appears Péter Magyar himself could be behind the source of the information.
For 14 long years, the left has been building its slanted narrative about Hungarians leaving the country in droves. I’ve had enough. There is one key figure the left never wants to talk about.
Zoltán Kovács said the father of Antifa activist Ilaria Salis “has launched a series of unfounded political attacks against Hungary in the international press and in the European Parliament.”