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NÉMETH: 2019 'BREAKTHROUGH' IN HUNGARY-US RELATIONS

 

A breakthrough in Hungary-US relations took place this year, Zsolt Németh, the (Fidesz) chairman of parliament’s foreign affairs committee, said. “Political dialogue is again worthy of our historical, cultural and allied relations,” he told MTI from the US by phone. The delegation he headed met leading congressional representatives, government figures, a State Department secretary of state for the region, as well as representatives of Jewish organisations, the Israeli ambassador and Hungarian organisations. Németh said the Israeli ambassador and Jewish organisations had expressed great appreciation for Hungary’s commitment to combat all efforts in the UN and European Union that threatened Israel’s security. He also said Hungary supports the global application of the Magnitsky law initiated by the US. Németh noted that Kossuth House, also known as the “opposition Hungarian embassy” until the change of political system in 1989-1990, has been purchased by the state, and it has been handed over to American organisations so they can carry out lobbying activities to promote the interests of the global Hungarian community.