Hungary wants to prosper with neighbours, says house speaker

Hungary wants both itself and its neighbours to be strong nation states capable of guaranteeing national dignity and economic prosperity to their native and minority communities, Speaker of Parliament László Kövér said in Stefanesti (Székelyszentistván), in central Romania, on Saturday.

Addressing the 23rd meeting of the so-called Szent Király Alliance comprising settlements in the Carpathian Basin with “Szentistván” and “Szentkirály” in their Hungarian name,

Kövér said Hungarians knew that economic, transport, logistics and cultural cooperation was the only way forward for central and eastern European countries today.

Progress today cannot be achieved through the movement of borders, exclusivity by majority native populations, the falsification of history or acts of provocation meant to intimidate others groups, Kövér told the event held at the village’s Reformed church.

“Ignoring this lesson will mean all countries and nations of the central European region will end up on the losing side of history,” Kövér said.

He noted that over the course of its history, Hungary had gone through many battles and events after which its future seemed uncertain “but it was always capable of a rebirth”. Kövér attributed this to King St. Stephen laying Hungary’s foundations on solid ground some 1,000 years ago, and making Hungary a part of Christian Europe.