Friendship with Serbia
“The alliance with Serbia represents a useful worth for Hungary,” stated International Minister Péter Szijjártó on the joint press convention along with his Serbian counterpart Marko Djuric on Friday in Budapest.
Friendship and mutual respect can’t be valued extremely sufficient in these occasions when a conflict is raging in a single neighboring nation and an assassination try is being made on the Prime Minister within the different. It was a beneficial gesture that Djuric made his first official journey to Budapest after his appointment as International Minister.
Companion in lots of areas
Among the many “nice” developments of latest years, Szijjártó famous that nowhere does the Hungarian nationwide minority get pleasure from as many rights as in Serbia. The safety of the nation’s power provide is dependent upon its neighbor, which ensures the transit of pure fuel transports – Hungary, in flip, shops fuel reserves for Serbia in its storage services. Along with Slovenia, the three nations have additionally arrange a regional electrical energy change to make sure higher safety of provide and extra steady costs. The subsequent venture is an oil pipeline, whereas the modernization of the Budapest-Belgrade railway line is to be accomplished by the top of 2025. As a part of its Council Presidency within the second half of the 12 months, Hungary needs to carry Serbia nearer to EU membership and open a 3rd negotiation chapter. It’s “unacceptable, undignified and humiliating” how the EU has stored Serbia ready for 15 years now. But the at the moment struggling neighborhood wants the dynamically rising Serbia greater than the opposite manner round.
Decision demonized
Concerning the upcoming UN Common Meeting vote in reference to the Srebrenica tragedy, Szijjártó stated that the decision in query “goals to demonize your entire Serbian nation.” Hungary will vote no, as it will on any utility for Kosovo’s admission to the Council of Europe. Budapest takes the place that the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina should first result in a end result, and solely then can Kosovo hope for worldwide recognition.
Inspiring successes
Marko Djuric described it as a fantastic honour to go to Hungary as his first official act. This was the easiest way to precise the excellent relations that the neighbours have been capable of develop just lately, “to the good pleasure of our peoples”. Hungary’s successes in defending its nationwide pursuits are an inspiration for Serbia. Hungary’s Presidency guarantees Serbia and your entire area a dependable accomplice within the EU. Concerning the UN decision in query, Djuric famous that “sure political circles wish to create pressure between Serbs, Croats and Bosnians by reopening outdated wounds”. Hungary stands for stability and a way of accountability on this matter too, “we won’t neglect this friendship and assist”.
Unprecedented act by Bosnians in response
On Friday, the International Ministry of Bosnia and Herzegovina suspended an settlement with Hungary in an unprecedented transfer. International Minister Elmedin Konakovic had solely signed the settlement on the coaching of diplomats to strengthen EU integration along with his counterpart Péter Szijjártó in the beginning of March. The background to that is the announcement by the Orbán authorities that it’ll vote towards the UN decision declaring July 11 a day of remembrance for the victims of the mass homicide in Srebrenica in 1995.
Bosnia and Herzegovina criticizes the truth that the Hungarian EU Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi just lately adopted the Serbian place in Belgrade by declaring that the Serbian folks shouldn’t be collectively condemned for the occasions in Srebrenica. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and International Minister Péter Szijjártó then acquired the chief of the Republic of Srbska, Milorad Dodik, in Budapest to guarantee him that he would vote towards the UN decision within the curiosity of resolving tensions within the area.
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