{"id":35681,"date":"2018-01-20T22:50:17","date_gmt":"2018-01-21T03:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/?p=35681"},"modified":"2018-01-20T22:50:17","modified_gmt":"2018-01-21T03:50:17","slug":"washington-foreign-minister-szijjarto-claims-new-phase-us-hungary-relations-arrived","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/en\/washington-foreign-minister-szijjarto-claims-new-phase-us-hungary-relations-arrived\/","title":{"rendered":"IN WASHINGTON, FOREIGN MINISTER SZIJJ\u00c1RT\u00d3 CLAIMS A \u201cNEW PHASE\u201d IN US-HUNGARY RELATIONS HAS ARRIVED"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/D_MTI20171207002-749x415.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-35682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/D_MTI20171207002-749x415-600x332.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/D_MTI20171207002-749x415-600x332.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/D_MTI20171207002-749x415-696x385.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/D_MTI20171207002-749x415-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/D_MTI20171207002-749x415.jpg 749w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hungarian Foreign Minister P\u00e9ter Szijj\u00e1rt\u00f3, starting an official visit to Washington, DC, has claimed that a new phase in Hungary-US ties has arrived. The minister argued that significant changes were afoot at the State Department.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He cited as an example\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/news\/heres-americas-new-top-diplomat-european-affairs-25402\">the appointment of Wess Mitchell<\/a>\u00a0(who was chosen last fall) as the official responsible for the central European region, which he said presaged a new chapter in the Hungarian-American political relationship. He said economic ties and cooperation in defence were \u201cexcellent\u201d, and he underlined\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/news\/nato-news-hungary-us-side-fighting-terrorism-11495\">Hungary\u2019s unswerving commitment<\/a>\u00a0to NATO and the fight against terrorism.<\/p>\n<p>Political ties, however, have not functioned properly, he said. \u201cWe had to face many unfair criticisms, and in several cases we experienced a lack of understanding when it came to America\u2019s assessment of Hungarian measures,\u201d Szijj\u00e1rt\u00f3 said, adding that now a new chapter could begin with Mitchell\u2019s appointment. \u201cTaking into account the last few years, now is our best chance for political relations to develop to the level of our ties in the economy and defence.\u201d \u201cOver the past seven years, Hungary has been brought back from the edge of the abyss \u2026 and today it is one of the dominant countries of the central European growth engine; and this is recognised here in America,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Szijj\u00e1rt\u00f3 claimed that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/news\/connie-mack-new-page-will-turned-usa-hungary-relations-26323\">US-Hungary ties<\/a>\u00a0have started to see a revival recently. He argued that one sign of this was that in November, a US congressional delegation visited Budapest, while another will come in late January, and plans are underway for American politicians to visit Budapest in March as well. \u201cThe current American administration represents a similar position to the Hungarian government\u2019s on a number of important international issues,\u201d the minister said.<\/p>\n<p>Szijj\u00e1rt\u00f3 also welcomed a letter sent by Republican lawmakers to Rex Tillerson urging the State Department to take steps to improve US-Hungary ties and immediately suspend a US program to fund\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/news\/us-state-department-announces-700000-funding-support-objective-media-hungary-80352\">\u201cobjective media in Hungary.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>After 2016\u2019s US presidential elections, many speculated on what\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/news\/heres-trump-era-may-bring-hungary-77396\">the Trump administration<\/a>\u00a0would mean for Hungary, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/news\/donald-thumb-tom-trump-will-boost-us-hungary-relations-leading-hungarian-academic-says-15137\">many were initially optimistic<\/a>\u00a0in this regard. Viktor Orb\u00e1n was among the first to express sympathy for the then president-elect, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/news\/hungary-pm-orban-envisions-end-ideological-suppression-new-us-administration-28538\">had said he expected<\/a>\u00a0that\u00a0\u201cthings will improve\u201d under the Trump administration. However, so far\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/news\/article-foreign-policy-magazine-examines-went-wrong-orban-trump-29051\">it seems that,<\/a>\u00a0despite similar ideological outlooks and encouraging early signals, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orb\u00e1n has failed to forge a strong relationship with Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p><em>via hungarymatters.hu<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>image via KKM<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Source:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/news\/szijjarto-washington-new-phase-us-hungary-relations-82097\">hungarytoday.hu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/D_MTI20171207002-749x415.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-35682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/D_MTI20171207002-749x415-600x332.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/D_MTI20171207002-749x415-600x332.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/D_MTI20171207002-749x415-696x385.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/D_MTI20171207002-749x415-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/D_MTI20171207002-749x415.jpg 749w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hungarian Foreign Minister P\u00e9ter Szijj\u00e1rt\u00f3, starting an official visit to Washington, DC, has claimed that a new phase in Hungary-US ties has arrived. The minister argued that significant changes were afoot at the State Department.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He cited as an example\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/news\/heres-americas-new-top-diplomat-european-affairs-25402\">the appointment of Wess Mitchell<\/a>\u00a0(who was chosen last fall) as the official responsible for the central European region, which he said presaged a new chapter in the Hungarian-American political relationship. He said economic ties and cooperation in defence were \u201cexcellent\u201d, and he underlined\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/news\/nato-news-hungary-us-side-fighting-terrorism-11495\">Hungary\u2019s unswerving commitment<\/a>\u00a0to NATO and the fight against terrorism.<\/p>\n<p>Political ties, however, have not functioned properly, he said. \u201cWe had to face many unfair criticisms, and in several cases we experienced a lack of understanding when it came to America\u2019s assessment of Hungarian measures,\u201d Szijj\u00e1rt\u00f3 said, adding that now a new chapter could begin with Mitchell\u2019s appointment. \u201cTaking into account the last few years, now is our best chance for political relations to develop to the level of our ties in the economy and defence.\u201d \u201cOver the past seven years, Hungary has been brought back from the edge of the abyss \u2026 and today it is one of the dominant countries of the central European growth engine; and this is recognised here in America,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Szijj\u00e1rt\u00f3 claimed that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/news\/connie-mack-new-page-will-turned-usa-hungary-relations-26323\">US-Hungary ties<\/a>\u00a0have started to see a revival recently. He argued that one sign of this was that in November, a US congressional delegation visited Budapest, while another will come in late January, and plans are underway for American politicians to visit Budapest in March as well. \u201cThe current American administration represents a similar position to the Hungarian government\u2019s on a number of important international issues,\u201d the minister said.<\/p>\n<p>Szijj\u00e1rt\u00f3 also welcomed a letter sent by Republican lawmakers to Rex Tillerson urging the State Department to take steps to improve US-Hungary ties and immediately suspend a US program to fund\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/news\/us-state-department-announces-700000-funding-support-objective-media-hungary-80352\">\u201cobjective media in Hungary.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>After 2016\u2019s US presidential elections, many speculated on what\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/news\/heres-trump-era-may-bring-hungary-77396\">the Trump administration<\/a>\u00a0would mean for Hungary, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/news\/donald-thumb-tom-trump-will-boost-us-hungary-relations-leading-hungarian-academic-says-15137\">many were initially optimistic<\/a>\u00a0in this regard. Viktor Orb\u00e1n was among the first to express sympathy for the then president-elect, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/news\/hungary-pm-orban-envisions-end-ideological-suppression-new-us-administration-28538\">had said he expected<\/a>\u00a0that\u00a0\u201cthings will improve\u201d under the Trump administration. However, so far\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/news\/article-foreign-policy-magazine-examines-went-wrong-orban-trump-29051\">it seems that,<\/a>\u00a0despite similar ideological outlooks and encouraging early signals, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orb\u00e1n has failed to forge a strong relationship with Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p><em>via hungarymatters.hu<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>image via KKM<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Source:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hungarytoday.hu\/news\/szijjarto-washington-new-phase-us-hungary-relations-82097\">hungarytoday.hu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":35682,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[166],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35681","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>IN WASHINGTON, FOREIGN MINISTER SZIJJ\u00c1RT\u00d3 CLAIMS A \u201cNEW PHASE\u201d IN US-HUNGARY RELATIONS HAS ARRIVED &#8211; Bocskai R\u00e1di\u00f3<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/en\/washington-foreign-minister-szijjarto-claims-new-phase-us-hungary-relations-arrived\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"IN WASHINGTON, FOREIGN MINISTER SZIJJ\u00c1RT\u00d3 CLAIMS A \u201cNEW PHASE\u201d IN US-HUNGARY RELATIONS HAS ARRIVED &#8211; Bocskai R\u00e1di\u00f3\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Hungarian Foreign Minister P\u00e9ter Szijj\u00e1rt\u00f3, starting an official visit to Washington, DC, has claimed that a new phase in Hungary-US ties has arrived. The minister argued that significant changes were afoot at the State Department.  He cited as an example\u00a0the appointment of Wess Mitchell\u00a0(who was chosen last fall) as the official responsible for the central European region, which he said presaged a new chapter in the Hungarian-American political relationship. He said economic ties and cooperation in defence were \u201cexcellent\u201d, and he underlined\u00a0Hungary\u2019s unswerving commitment\u00a0to NATO and the fight against terrorism.  Political ties, however, have not functioned properly, he said. \u201cWe had to face many unfair criticisms, and in several cases we experienced a lack of understanding when it came to America\u2019s assessment of Hungarian measures,\u201d Szijj\u00e1rt\u00f3 said, adding that now a new chapter could begin with Mitchell\u2019s appointment. \u201cTaking into account the last few years, now is our best chance for political relations to develop to the level of our ties in the economy and defence.\u201d \u201cOver the past seven years, Hungary has been brought back from the edge of the abyss \u2026 and today it is one of the dominant countries of the central European growth engine; and this is recognised here in America,\u201d he said.  Szijj\u00e1rt\u00f3 claimed that\u00a0US-Hungary ties\u00a0have started to see a revival recently. He argued that one sign of this was that in November, a US congressional delegation visited Budapest, while another will come in late January, and plans are underway for American politicians to visit Budapest in March as well. \u201cThe current American administration represents a similar position to the Hungarian government\u2019s on a number of important international issues,\u201d the minister said.  Szijj\u00e1rt\u00f3 also welcomed a letter sent by Republican lawmakers to Rex Tillerson urging the State Department to take steps to improve US-Hungary ties and immediately suspend a US program to fund\u00a0\u201cobjective media in Hungary.\u201d  After 2016\u2019s US presidential elections, many speculated on what\u00a0the Trump administration\u00a0would mean for Hungary, and\u00a0many were initially optimistic\u00a0in this regard. Viktor Orb\u00e1n was among the first to express sympathy for the then president-elect, and\u00a0had said he expected\u00a0that\u00a0\u201cthings will improve\u201d under the Trump administration. However, so far\u00a0it seems that,\u00a0despite similar ideological outlooks and encouraging early signals, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orb\u00e1n has failed to forge a strong relationship with Donald Trump.  via hungarymatters.hu  image via KKM  Source:\u00a0hungarytoday.hu\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/en\/washington-foreign-minister-szijjarto-claims-new-phase-us-hungary-relations-arrived\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Bocskai R\u00e1di\u00f3\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BocskaiRadio\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-01-21T03:50:17+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Csibi Lor\u00e1nd\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/D_MTI20171207002-749x415.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@BocskaiRadio\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@BocskaiRadio\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bocskairadio.org\\\/en\\\/washington-foreign-minister-szijjarto-claims-new-phase-us-hungary-relations-arrived\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bocskairadio.org\\\/en\\\/washington-foreign-minister-szijjarto-claims-new-phase-us-hungary-relations-arrived\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Csibi Lor\u00e1nd\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bocskairadio.org\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/10edfc7ddc0e006131357c2bcb81b96b\"},\"headline\":\"IN WASHINGTON, FOREIGN MINISTER SZIJJ\u00c1RT\u00d3 CLAIMS A \u201cNEW PHASE\u201d IN US-HUNGARY RELATIONS HAS ARRIVED\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-01-21T03:50:17+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bocskairadio.org\\\/en\\\/washington-foreign-minister-szijjarto-claims-new-phase-us-hungary-relations-arrived\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":431,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bocskairadio.org\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bocskairadio.org\\\/en\\\/washington-foreign-minister-szijjarto-claims-new-phase-us-hungary-relations-arrived\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bocskairadio.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/01\\\/D_MTI20171207002-749x415.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bocskairadio.org\\\/en\\\/washington-foreign-minister-szijjarto-claims-new-phase-us-hungary-relations-arrived\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bocskairadio.org\\\/en\\\/washington-foreign-minister-szijjarto-claims-new-phase-us-hungary-relations-arrived\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.bocskairadio.org\\\/en\\\/washington-foreign-minister-szijjarto-claims-new-phase-us-hungary-relations-arrived\\\/\",\"name\":\"IN WASHINGTON, FOREIGN MINISTER SZIJJ\u00c1RT\u00d3 CLAIMS A \u201cNEW PHASE\u201d IN US-HUNGARY RELATIONS HAS ARRIVED &#8211; 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The minister argued that significant changes were afoot at the State Department.  He cited as an example\u00a0the appointment of Wess Mitchell\u00a0(who was chosen last fall) as the official responsible for the central European region, which he said presaged a new chapter in the Hungarian-American political relationship. He said economic ties and cooperation in defence were \u201cexcellent\u201d, and he underlined\u00a0Hungary\u2019s unswerving commitment\u00a0to NATO and the fight against terrorism.  Political ties, however, have not functioned properly, he said. \u201cWe had to face many unfair criticisms, and in several cases we experienced a lack of understanding when it came to America\u2019s assessment of Hungarian measures,\u201d Szijj\u00e1rt\u00f3 said, adding that now a new chapter could begin with Mitchell\u2019s appointment. \u201cTaking into account the last few years, now is our best chance for political relations to develop to the level of our ties in the economy and defence.\u201d \u201cOver the past seven years, Hungary has been brought back from the edge of the abyss \u2026 and today it is one of the dominant countries of the central European growth engine; and this is recognised here in America,\u201d he said.  Szijj\u00e1rt\u00f3 claimed that\u00a0US-Hungary ties\u00a0have started to see a revival recently. He argued that one sign of this was that in November, a US congressional delegation visited Budapest, while another will come in late January, and plans are underway for American politicians to visit Budapest in March as well. \u201cThe current American administration represents a similar position to the Hungarian government\u2019s on a number of important international issues,\u201d the minister said.  Szijj\u00e1rt\u00f3 also welcomed a letter sent by Republican lawmakers to Rex Tillerson urging the State Department to take steps to improve US-Hungary ties and immediately suspend a US program to fund\u00a0\u201cobjective media in Hungary.\u201d  After 2016\u2019s US presidential elections, many speculated on what\u00a0the Trump administration\u00a0would mean for Hungary, and\u00a0many were initially optimistic\u00a0in this regard. Viktor Orb\u00e1n was among the first to express sympathy for the then president-elect, and\u00a0had said he expected\u00a0that\u00a0\u201cthings will improve\u201d under the Trump administration. 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