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September 28th, 2009

FM says US reassured over ties between Hungary and Russia

By MTI

The United States has harboured suspicions about the nature of close business relations between Hungary and Russia but now stands reassured, the foreign minister said in an interview to Monday’s Nepszava daily during his visit to New York to attend the 64th UN General Assembly.

Peter Balazs said Hungary and Russia had no secret deals. All that Hungary wants is for business ties to be above board and transparent, he said.

Balazs told the paper that delegates attending the UN assembly had been positive about the Hungarian government’s progress in tackling the economic crisis. He noted too that Hungary’s stance on substantive international issues such as nuclear disarmament — which is supportive of current efforts to reduce nuclear arms — was also welcomed.

In the interview, Balazs also sought to underline Hungary’s standpoint with regard to Slovakia, emphasising the pursuit of constructive relations based on negotiations which tackle specific issues with the aim of producing substantive outcomes, such as the establishment of police cooperation. He said focusing on details was an approach favoured by the Slovaks and was bearing fruit.

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4 Comments

  1. BedaRed says:
    September 28, 2009 at 4:50 pm

    “substantive talks”, “bearing fruit”, “transparency”, “constructive relations based on negotiations…”!!! Doublespeak or just plain
    bullshit. Decide for yourself.
    Why would the Yanks suspect Russia and Hungary
    of conspiracy during bilateral, international,
    commercial relations??
    Because…Hungary is a hotbed of corruption and
    Russia as always been that way. Yankees know it
    but they also play devious games and new leader
    Obama “the peach” is already implicated in
    scandals that will unfold in the coming years.

  2. bobscountrybunker says:
    September 28, 2009 at 6:42 pm

    Call me ignorant, but can I ask what it is exactly that the US has done recently, or in fact ever, in the interests of Hungary? That gives them the right to sniff condescendingly about our own independent foreign policy; that is none of their damn business anyway?

  3. justasking says:
    September 28, 2009 at 8:23 pm

    @ Bob;
    Now, now, we all know that the US rules the world don’t we?

  4. Farkas László says:
    September 29, 2009 at 5:23 pm

    Today on the BBC, some very old news:
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/8236016.stm