U.S. President Donald Trump raised some eyebrows when he used the global stage to talk about America First and not multilateralism. But for the Hungarian foreign minister, it was a refreshing speech. Hungary has restricted migration and taken a more nationalistic approach – very much in keeping with the U.S. leader's outlook.

Peter Szijjarto, the Hungarian minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, said he thought the Hungary-China relations have never been as effective as currently. Chinese investment in the country has been rising, and there aren't any open issues when it comes to the political relationship. Szijjarto said Chinese exports to Europe will be increasing, and a part of Chinese merchandise will be delivered by ships to Greek ports, that will launch a competition between the two routes. Hungary has entered this competition and reconstructed railway lines to make the delivery route the quickest, cheapest and most effective.
 

Szijjarto said that China is becoming one of the important factors of the global economy so that the European Union's interest in creating effective economic cooperation with China and develop a political relationship with China is based on mutual respect. "The trade war is terrible news for a country like Hungary with a small and opening economy, so we try to find some solution through negotiations with the least possible obstacles and customs on the way because that hurts our national economic interests, " said Szijjarto.

Moreover, Szijjarto said he thinks uncontrolled migratory flows make way for terrorist organizations. Szijjarto said he supports the ideas which are based on mutual respect and ideas which avoid lecturing others and respect each other's specific history, tradition, heritage, and religion.

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