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Budapest Times
4 days ago
- Politics
- Budapest Times
President Sulyok: Transcarpathia is not alone
Emphasising that Hungary stands up for Hungarians, President Tamás Sulyok said on Thursday that Transcarpathia is not alone. 'I am certain that every decent person is deeply outraged by the vile attack on the Greek Catholic church in Palagy Komarivci (Palagykomoroc) and the incitement against Hungarians, regardless of their nationality,' the president said on Facebook. President Sulyok said such actions were 'unacceptable' not only in Europe, but anywhere else in the world. 'I call on the Ukrainian authorities to do everything in their power to prevent a repeat of such actions,' he said. President Sulyok asked ethnic Hungarians in Transcarpathia to 'keep their faith and not to forget that they are not alone'. 'Hungary will always stand by you,' the president added.
Budapest Times
07-07-2025
- Politics
- Budapest Times
President Sulyok: Hungary and Slovakia share goal of filling good neighborly relations with content
Following talks with his Slovak counterpart, Peter Pellegrini, in Bratislava on Thursday, President Tamás Sulyok said Hungary and Slovakia share the goal of 'filling good neighborly relations, built on mutual trust, with content despite challenges of the 21st century'. The president said the talks focused on bilateral ties and regional cooperation, with special regard to defence ties such as planning and exercises within the auspices of NATO. He noted that Hungary's contribution to the protection of Slovakia's airspace was 'an important security policy component'. President Sulyok said bilateral ties with Slovakia were improving with 'unprecedented intensity and mutual trust', and pointed to a 'vivacious political dialogue' and infrastructure developments on both sides of the Hungary-Slovakia border. He said Hungary will place special emphasis on the development of regional ties during its six-month presidency of the Visegrad Group, which it assumes on July 1. Sulyok also expressed hope that the central European cooperation would be given new momentum, and that the upcoming summit of V4 presidents would help deepen the grouping's strategic significance. President Sulyok said that at their talks, he and Pellegrini were in agreement on their support for speeding up the Western Balkans region's European integration, arguing that the region was crucial for European unity. Energy security, he said, was also crucial to both countries, adding that nuclear energy, the increased use of renewable resources and the expansion of infrastructure links could boost regional energy security. The V4 countries also had to be united in their opposition to migration as well as their push for the protection of the EU's external borders and the stabilisation of migrants' countries of origin. Meanwhile, President Sulyok said Hungary viewed both its ethnic Slovak minority and the ethnic Hungarian community in Slovakia as assets.
Budapest Times
11-06-2025
- Politics
- Budapest Times
President Sulyok: The region can rely on Hungary
Following a Catholic mass in Sanzieni (Kezdiszentlelek), in Romania, on Monday, President Tamás Sulyok said an important precondition for the renewal of a community is 'unity with each other and unity with ourselves, so that we can experience the unity of the nation above borders'. President Sulyok said that at a time when the region suffered from devastating floods, it can 'rely on us, on Hungary, also'. He said he was joining a comprehensive cooperation he had seen among Szeklers and the people of Transylvania, and was supporting with his contribution the activities of the Hungarian Interchurch Aid, aiming to alleviate the flood damage. President Sulyok said the Pentecost holiday was also an expression of unity, and this unity could be experienced each year at the Saturday mass when Hungarians from around the world meet on the Somlyo Ridge. On Saturday, President Sulyok inaugurated a carved wooden grave post in Piatra Niergeş (Nyergesteto). On Monday, he is scheduled to visit Ilieni (Illyefalva) and lay a wreath at the statue of the writer Mor Jokai, born 200 years ago this year.
Budapest Times
06-06-2025
- Sport
- Budapest Times
President Sulyok meets with head of International Olympic Committee
President Tamás Sulyok visited Lausanne on Wednesday at the invitation of Thomas Bach, the head of the International Olympic Committee (IOB), and he met members of Hungarian communities in Switzerland in Bern afterwards. President Sulyok's visit to Lausanne marked the 130th anniversary of the founding of the Hungarian Olympic Committee, the sixth such organisation in the world, the statement said. President Sulyok congratulated Bach, the outgoing IOB president, on his achievements during his 12-year tenure. They also discussed the relations between the international and the Hungarian Olympic movement. President Sulyok was accompanied by Zsolt Gyulay, the president of the Hungarian Olympic Committee, and two Olympic medalists, pentathlon athlete Michelle Gulyas and swimmer Agnes Kovacs. Incoming IOB-President Kirsty Coventry and Balazs Furjes, the permanent Hungarian member of IOB, also attended the talks, the statement said. Later, President Sulyok met representatives of Hungarian communities in Switzerland in Bern. Marking the Day of National Cohesion, President Sulyok said Hungarian national cohesion meant 'always being faithful to the homeland and the nation. To never forget other Hungarians, to see them as partners, to accept community with them despite differences in opinion, and to always help and count on each other.'
Budapest Times
27-05-2025
- Business
- Budapest Times
President Sulyok: 2025 World Expo in Osaka not only inspires but also shows the way
In his speech opening the National Day of Hungary on Saturday, President Tamás Sulyok said the 2025 World Expo taking place in Osaka, Japan, from 13 April to 13 October 'not only inspires but shows the way and emboldens action'. Commenting on the topic of the expo, the 'super-smart society' aimed at harnessing information technology to benefit people, President Sulyok said societal changes entailed 'searching for new ways to make the future livable … [with] the use of cutting-edge technologies.' The president said the main issues determining the future would be 'ways to promote the peaceful coexistence of nations and cultures, respect for the dignity of human life, the protection of the Earth and a sustainable environment' and the role of communities. The president praised Japan as 'an inspiration to the world culturally and economically'. He also said the 'special relationship between Hungary and Japan' must be further strengthened. Takeuchi Shinji, Japan's state secretary for economy, trade and industry, noted that Hungary and Japan launched diplomatic relations in 1869, and had been 'deepening its friendly ties for more than 150 years, with excellent cooperation in many areas in economy, politics, culture and science.'
