Szijjártó Meets Kazakh Counterpart
Cooperation between Hungary and Kazakhstan is a good example of the success of Hungary’s eastern opening policy, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said after meeting his Kazakh counterpart, Mukhtar Tleuberdi.
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Covid was the third leading cause of death among Americans in 2020, behind heart disease and cancer
Only heart disease and cancer killed more people in the U.S. than Covid-19 in 2020 — heart disease killed 690,882 people and cancer killed 598,932.
Szijjártó Praises Cooperation With Eastern Countries
It is worth cooperating with the eastern countries in a balanced way, on the basis of mutual respect, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó said in a video posted on Facebook prior to an online summit of the Turkic Council.
Orbán: Hungarian-Uzbek Ties ‘Solid’
Relations between Hungary and Uzbekistan have “solid foundations” and cooperation between the two countries has “gained good momentum”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in Tashkent.
Szijjártó Discusses Economic Cooperation With Pakistan Counterpart
Hungary’s policy of opening to the East has boosted Hungarian-Pakistani ties, with the volume of bilateral trade growing by 12% in 2020, the foreign minister said. Péter Szijjártó and his Pakistani counterpart, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, opened an online business forum with 40 Hungarian and 60 Pakistani participants and held bilateral talks.
Szijjártó: US Values Central Europe
The United States values central Europe, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said after a meeting with his NATO counterparts in Brussels, adding that the US and central Europe could be expected to cooperate closely on a number of political and economic issues.
Szijjártó: Russia Not Seen As Security Threat in Hungary
Hungary does not consider Russia a direct security threat to its territory but understands and respects that other NATO member states think differently, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said in Brussels after a two-day session of NATO foreign ministers.
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Ten people died in a shooting near Denver
A man in a department store in Boulder, Colorado, 45 miles from Denver, shot dead 10 people on Monday.
A huge cargo ship is stuck in the Suez Canal
One of the world’s largest cargo ships crisscrossed and got stuck in the Suez Canal on Tuesday, holding up the freight on a key east-west waterway – the company that operates the ship, Evergreen Marine in Taiwan, confirmed to the Financial Times on Wednesday.