Péter Szijjártó said that security in the Western Balkans in connection with migration was a crucial issue. He said that some 98,000 illegal migrants have now accumulated in those countries and this posed risks for central Europe. He also said that Turkey had reported 398,000 illegal entry attempts by mid-November, 128,000 more than in the whole of last year. “Keeping the intelligence network in good order is crucial in fighting illegal migration,” he said. Hungary urges the international community to concentrate efforts on helping refugees return to their homes as early as possible, he added.
On another subject, Szijjártó said the global rivalry in which Hungary is competing for investments with new technologies is “more cutthroat than ever”. He added that the competition was of a different kind, marking “a new world order”, and Hungary was “in the fight” both for economic and political reasons. Hungary has a “patriotic policy”, Szijjártó said. “The national interest is the yardstick for its decisions.”