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Hungary wants comprehensive Europe-Africa development strategy, says FM Szijjártó
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Hungary is cooperating with Guinea-Bissau to fight against international drug trafficking, the minister of foreign affairs and trade said, adding that the African country’s strict stance was great help for the whole of Europe.
The foreign ministry cited Péter Szijjártó as telling a joint press conference with Guinea-Bissau counterpart Carlos Pinto Pereira that Africa’s significance was continually increasing in the current “era of dangers”, adding that the continent’s population was expected to grow by 950 million in the next 25 years, which prompts a comprehensive development strategy.
“If we fail to develop a large and comprehensive Europe-Africa development strategy, then we’d have to face [one of] two very sad scenarios: we’ll either witness the gravest humanitarian catastrophe of all time, or the harshest migration pressure of all time,” he said. “We would not like to face either, so we urge a large Europe-Africa development cooperation scheme,” he added.
Take action against international drug trafficking
He said that under the arrangements of this scheme, the sides would also act jointly against terrorism, an “unprecedented threat” in Africa, adding that the security of Africa and Europe were closely intertwined. “Taking action against international drug trafficking is also a common interest,” he said. “The size of international drug trading is increasingly alarming, drug traders robbing our children of their health and their future, so resolute and tough action is needed against international drug trafficing, leaving no room for argument or mercy,” he added.
Over the years Africa received money per capita far, far exceeding the Marshall Plan for Europe after WW2. Yet, almost every part of the continent is in much worse shape today than it was in the immediate aftermath of colonial era.
The place is doomed. Throwing more money at it is totally pointless.