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Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó held bilateral talks with his counterparts from 13 countries in New York on Wednesday evening local time, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.

In separate talks with his Iranian and Tajik colleagues, Hossein Amirabdollahian and Sirojiddin Muhriddin, Szijjártó discussed the protection of those countries’ borders with Afghanistan, with special regard to the geographic and natural environment of the region. Szijjártó noted the significant differences in approach to the Taliban government in Afghanistan. At the same time, he said there was consensus that statements encouraging Afghans to leave their country were creating difficulties for neighbouring countries and threatened to destabilise the Middle East.

Talking to Brazil’s Carlos Alberto Franca, Szijjártó said Hungary supported Brazil’s aim to join the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Noting that

the Hungarian Armed Forces have recently decided to purchase several of Brazilian company Embraer’s C-39 military transport aircraft,

Szijjártó said that defence cooperation may become the next important area of economic cooperation. Meanwhile, over 1,100 Brazilian students have applied for 250 government grants to Hungarian universities, he said.