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Foreign minister: Kazakhs and Hungarians are clearly related peoples
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Kazakhs and Hungarians are clearly related peoples which is why it is easy for them to establish strategic relations, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said in interview to a Kazakh television channel after attending a meeting of foreign ministers of the Organisation of Turkic States in Astana on Friday.
Speaking to Silk Way TV, Szijjártó reiterated his position that in his view the European Union should redraft its plan as regards the war in Ukraine. The new plan should be for a ceasefire, peace talks and a peace agreement, and the development of a new European security architecture, he said. This new architecture must ensure security to Ukraine and it must be acceptable for Russia as well as guarantee an economic connection between Europe, Turkiye and Central Asia, Szijjártó added. Without security in central Asia, Europe will never be safe, he said, adding that “our relations must be a lot stronger in future”.
The Turkic states can have an important role in preventing the re-emergence of blocs in the world, Szijjártó said, adding that Hungary’s aim continued to be to maintain global relations. He called for countries “to return to cooperation based on mutual respect” which the foreign minister said was key to ending wars and restoring peace. Szijjarto called the community of Turkic states in which Hungary has an observer status and excellent platform for international cooperation.
Speaking about bilateral ties, Szijjártó noted a strategic partnership agreement concluded in 2014 in the energy sector, a major area of Hungarian-Kazakh cooperation. “This year has been the most successful” in the implementation of that agreement, he said.
Clearly there are Hungarian blood ties to the East. I am sure that Orban Viktor has Russian blood relations.