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MENCZER: HUNGARY EXPECTS MORE RESPECT FROM CROATIAN POLITICIANS SPREADING FAKE NEWS

 

An official of the foreign ministry said Hungary expected more respect from Croatian politicians who had voiced baseless criticism and spread fake news about Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in recent days. Tamás Menczer, state secretary for communication and Hungary’s international image, said Hungary had made a major contribution to the success of the Croatian economy, with 644,000 Hungarians spending 3.2 million guest nights there last year. “Considering the above, we expect more respect from Croatian politicians voicing baseless criticism and spreading fake news about Hungary,” he added. Orbán recently posted a video on Facebook showing a plaque on the newly inaugurated Trianon memorial in Sátoraljaújhely with the words “Fiume [Rijeka] – To the sea, Hungarians!” Some Croatian press reports have mistranslated it as “the Hungarian sea” and called the sign a provocation. The Croatian foreign ministry said it expected an explanation from the Hungarian embassy in Zagreb.