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Hungarian foreign minister warns against politicising nature protection
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Addressing the Sustainability Expo in Thailand on Thursday, Péter Szijjártó, Hungary’s minister of foreign affairs and trade, warned against taking a political or ideological approach to the issue of nature protection.
“We should not allow any political party or political movement to monopolise this issue,” Szijjártó told the event in Bangkok, according to a video uploaded to his Facebook page. Monopolising the green cause will cost it its credibility, the minister said, adding that “we have to fulfil all of our obligations and commitments when it comes to the green agenda.”
Szijjártó said he was proud to represent the country that had been the first European Union member state to ratify the Paris climate agreement and the seventh in the world to pass the principle of climate neutrality into law. Concerning Hungary’s climate goals, Szijjártó noted that the country aims to cut its CO2 emissions by 40 percent by 2030. He said Hungary was among the few countries to have achieved economic growth while reducing its harmful emissions.