{"id":1037286,"date":"2018-04-07T21:50:29","date_gmt":"2018-04-08T01:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/?p=1037286"},"modified":"2018-04-07T21:50:29","modified_gmt":"2018-04-08T01:50:29","slug":"orban-hungarians-poles-aim-to-preserve-nation-states-christianity-in-central-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/en\/orban-hungarians-poles-aim-to-preserve-nation-states-christianity-in-central-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Orb\u00e1n: Hungarians, Poles Aim to Preserve Nation States, Christianity in Central Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hungarians and Poles follow a common path and fight together, aiming to protect their homes and preserve their respective nations and Christianity in Europe, Prime Minister Viktor Orb\u00e1n said on Friday at the inauguration of a memorial dedicated to the victims of the\u00a02010 tragedy of Smolensk<\/a>, attended by the governing Law and Justice (PiS) leader\u00a0Jaroslaw Kaczynski<\/a>\u00a0and Polish PM\u00a0Mateusz Morawiecki<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Referring to the post first world war\u00a0Trianon Treaty<\/a>, Orb\u00e1n said:<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want a central Europe \u2026 where nations stand up for each other and don\u2019t allow others to make decisions for them, intimidate or lecture them, and where it is clear that we decide who enters our territory according to our own laws.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cWe trust in the power of joining forces,\u201d he said, adding that the message of the newly inaugurated memorial was that \u201cwe will preserve the memory of Katyn and Smolensk, and we will build and preserve a central Europe that the victims of these tragedies dreamt about.\u201d<\/p>\n

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PM Orb\u00e1n speaking at the memorial.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cMore respect for Poland, more respect for Hungary!\u201d Orb\u00e1n said in front of the memorial in Budapest\u2019s Budafok district. Just as in the past, Poland can continue to count on Hungary in the future, too, he claimed. Poland is central Europe\u2019s leading country, Orb\u00e1n said. \u201cThis central Europe is the future of the Hungarian people, too, and whenever Poland is attacked, so is central Europe and so are we,\u201d he added. \u201cWhen we stand up for Poland, we do it for Hungarian-Polish friendship and because we\u2019re also standing up for ourselves,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Orb\u00e1n said that 27 years ago, he, too, had thought that \u201cEurope is our future\u201d, but now \u201cit seems that we are Europe\u2019s future\u201d. \u201cThere are mysterious things in life, among them friendship and friendship between nations,\u201d Orb\u00e1n said. \u201cWe don\u2019t have to understand it, we just have to let the deep-seated Hungarian-Polish friendship surround us and take us towards the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

Speaking about former Polish President Lech Kaczynski, who was killed in the air crash, Orb\u00e1n noted that he had met the late president in 2008 in the presidential residence near Warsaw, where they had discussed the future of Hungarian-Polish friendship. He described Kaczynski as an \u201cexcellent legal historian\u201d, a \u201ccommitted fighter\u201d of the Polish Solidarity trade union and a president who had stuck to his principles. Orb\u00e1n said Hungarians had considered Kaczynski a true friend and looked to him with gratitude. He said \u201ccenturies of adversity\u201d had \u201cevolved Hungarian-Polish friendship into a brotherhood\u201d. Throughout the various turning points in history, the two countries found each other again and again, and their brotherhood \u201cstems from their shared passion for freedom and their shared fight for it\u201d, the prime minister added.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want a central Europe to which the atrocities experienced throughout the 20th century can never return,\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Orb\u00e1n said.<\/p>\n

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PM Orb\u00e1n with Polish PM Mateusz Morawieczki.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Morawiecki said that current Polish history cannot be understood without comprehending the tragedy of Smolensk, and by erecting a monument dedicated to Lech Kaczynski, Hungarians have \u201cbuilt a bridge to understanding\u201d, he said. Morawiecki said he recalled the historic speech delivered by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orb\u00e1n at the reburial of martyred Prime Minister Imre Nagy in 1989. Then, he said, he sensed the \u201cscent of freedom similar to today\u2019s event\u201d. He added that a common future of the two nations as now taking shape, and it was certain that Hungary would form the basis of this common future.<\/p>\n

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via MTI<\/em><\/p>\n

images via M\u00e1th\u00e9 Zolt\u00e1n\/ MTI<\/em><\/p>\n

Forr\u00e1s: hungarytoday.hu<\/a><\/p>\n

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Hungarians and Poles follow a common path and fight together, aiming to protect their homes and preserve their respective nations and Christianity in Europe, Prime Minister Viktor Orb\u00e1n said on Friday at the inauguration of a memorial dedicated to the victims of the\u00a02010 tragedy of Smolensk<\/a>, attended by the governing Law and Justice (PiS) leader\u00a0Jaroslaw Kaczynski<\/a>\u00a0and Polish PM\u00a0Mateusz Morawiecki<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Referring to the post first world war\u00a0Trianon Treaty<\/a>, Orb\u00e1n said:<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want a central Europe \u2026 where nations stand up for each other and don\u2019t allow others to make decisions for them, intimidate or lecture them, and where it is clear that we decide who enters our territory according to our own laws.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cWe trust in the power of joining forces,\u201d he said, adding that the message of the newly inaugurated memorial was that \u201cwe will preserve the memory of Katyn and Smolensk, and we will build and preserve a central Europe that the victims of these tragedies dreamt about.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

PM Orb\u00e1n speaking at the memorial.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cMore respect for Poland, more respect for Hungary!\u201d Orb\u00e1n said in front of the memorial in Budapest\u2019s Budafok district. Just as in the past, Poland can continue to count on Hungary in the future, too, he claimed. Poland is central Europe\u2019s leading country, Orb\u00e1n said. \u201cThis central Europe is the future of the Hungarian people, too, and whenever Poland is attacked, so is central Europe and so are we,\u201d he added. \u201cWhen we stand up for Poland, we do it for Hungarian-Polish friendship and because we\u2019re also standing up for ourselves,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Orb\u00e1n said that 27 years ago, he, too, had thought that \u201cEurope is our future\u201d, but now \u201cit seems that we are Europe\u2019s future\u201d. \u201cThere are mysterious things in life, among them friendship and friendship between nations,\u201d Orb\u00e1n said. \u201cWe don\u2019t have to understand it, we just have to let the deep-seated Hungarian-Polish friendship surround us and take us towards the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

Speaking about former Polish President Lech Kaczynski, who was killed in the air crash, Orb\u00e1n noted that he had met the late president in 2008 in the presidential residence near Warsaw, where they had discussed the future of Hungarian-Polish friendship. He described Kaczynski as an \u201cexcellent legal historian\u201d, a \u201ccommitted fighter\u201d of the Polish Solidarity trade union and a president who had stuck to his principles. Orb\u00e1n said Hungarians had considered Kaczynski a true friend and looked to him with gratitude. He said \u201ccenturies of adversity\u201d had \u201cevolved Hungarian-Polish friendship into a brotherhood\u201d. Throughout the various turning points in history, the two countries found each other again and again, and their brotherhood \u201cstems from their shared passion for freedom and their shared fight for it\u201d, the prime minister added.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want a central Europe to which the atrocities experienced throughout the 20th century can never return,\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Orb\u00e1n said.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

PM Orb\u00e1n with Polish PM Mateusz Morawieczki.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Morawiecki said that current Polish history cannot be understood without comprehending the tragedy of Smolensk, and by erecting a monument dedicated to Lech Kaczynski, Hungarians have \u201cbuilt a bridge to understanding\u201d, he said. Morawiecki said he recalled the historic speech delivered by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orb\u00e1n at the reburial of martyred Prime Minister Imre Nagy in 1989. Then, he said, he sensed the \u201cscent of freedom similar to today\u2019s event\u201d. He added that a common future of the two nations as now taking shape, and it was certain that Hungary would form the basis of this common future.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

via MTI<\/em><\/p>\n

images via M\u00e1th\u00e9 Zolt\u00e1n\/ MTI<\/em><\/p>\n

Forr\u00e1s: hungarytoday.hu<\/a><\/p>\n

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Referring to the post first world war\u00a0Trianon Treaty, Orb\u00e1n said: \u201cWe want a central Europe \u2026 where nations stand up for each other and don\u2019t allow others to make decisions for them, intimidate or lecture them, and where it is clear that we decide who enters our territory according to our own laws.\u201d \u201cWe trust in the power of joining forces,\u201d he said, adding that the message of the newly inaugurated memorial was that \u201cwe will preserve the memory of Katyn and Smolensk, and we will build and preserve a central Europe that the victims of these tragedies dreamt about.\u201d PM Orb\u00e1n speaking at the memorial. \u201cMore respect for Poland, more respect for Hungary!\u201d Orb\u00e1n said in front of the memorial in Budapest\u2019s Budafok district. Just as in the past, Poland can continue to count on Hungary in the future, too, he claimed. 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Orb\u00e1n said that 27 years ago, he, too, had thought that \u201cEurope is our future\u201d, but now \u201cit seems that we are Europe\u2019s future\u201d. \u201cThere are mysterious things in life, among them friendship and friendship between nations,\u201d Orb\u00e1n said. \u201cWe don\u2019t have to understand it, we just have to let the deep-seated Hungarian-Polish friendship surround us and take us towards the future.\u201d Speaking about former Polish President Lech Kaczynski, who was killed in the air crash, Orb\u00e1n noted that he had met the late president in 2008 in the presidential residence near Warsaw, where they had discussed the future of Hungarian-Polish friendship. He described Kaczynski as an \u201cexcellent legal historian\u201d, a \u201ccommitted fighter\u201d of the Polish Solidarity trade union and a president who had stuck to his principles. Orb\u00e1n said Hungarians had considered Kaczynski a true friend and looked to him with gratitude. 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Referring to the post first world war\u00a0Trianon Treaty, Orb\u00e1n said: \u201cWe want a central Europe \u2026 where nations stand up for each other and don\u2019t allow others to make decisions for them, intimidate or lecture them, and where it is clear that we decide who enters our territory according to our own laws.\u201d \u201cWe trust in the power of joining forces,\u201d he said, adding that the message of the newly inaugurated memorial was that \u201cwe will preserve the memory of Katyn and Smolensk, and we will build and preserve a central Europe that the victims of these tragedies dreamt about.\u201d PM Orb\u00e1n speaking at the memorial. \u201cMore respect for Poland, more respect for Hungary!\u201d Orb\u00e1n said in front of the memorial in Budapest\u2019s Budafok district. Just as in the past, Poland can continue to count on Hungary in the future, too, he claimed. Poland is central Europe\u2019s leading country, Orb\u00e1n said. \u201cThis central Europe is the future of the Hungarian people, too, and whenever Poland is attacked, so is central Europe and so are we,\u201d he added. \u201cWhen we stand up for Poland, we do it for Hungarian-Polish friendship and because we\u2019re also standing up for ourselves,\u201d he said. Orb\u00e1n said that 27 years ago, he, too, had thought that \u201cEurope is our future\u201d, but now \u201cit seems that we are Europe\u2019s future\u201d. \u201cThere are mysterious things in life, among them friendship and friendship between nations,\u201d Orb\u00e1n said. \u201cWe don\u2019t have to understand it, we just have to let the deep-seated Hungarian-Polish friendship surround us and take us towards the future.\u201d Speaking about former Polish President Lech Kaczynski, who was killed in the air crash, Orb\u00e1n noted that he had met the late president in 2008 in the presidential residence near Warsaw, where they had discussed the future of Hungarian-Polish friendship. He described Kaczynski as an \u201cexcellent legal historian\u201d, a \u201ccommitted fighter\u201d of the Polish Solidarity trade union and a president who had stuck to his principles. Orb\u00e1n said Hungarians had considered Kaczynski a true friend and looked to him with gratitude. He said \u201ccenturies of adversity\u201d had \u201cevolved Hungarian-Polish friendship into a brotherhood\u201d. Throughout the various turning points in history, the two countries found each other again and again, and their brotherhood \u201cstems from their shared passion for freedom and their shared fight for it\u201d, the prime minister added. \u201cWe want a central Europe to which the atrocities experienced throughout the 20th century can never return,\u201d Orb\u00e1n said. PM Orb\u00e1n with Polish PM Mateusz Morawieczki. Morawiecki said that current Polish history cannot be understood without comprehending the tragedy of Smolensk, and by erecting a monument dedicated to Lech Kaczynski, Hungarians have \u201cbuilt a bridge to understanding\u201d, he said. Morawiecki said he recalled the historic speech delivered by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orb\u00e1n at the reburial of martyred Prime Minister Imre Nagy in 1989. Then, he said, he sensed the \u201cscent of freedom similar to today\u2019s event\u201d. 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