On 3 October 2015, H.E. Péter Szijjártó, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, concluded his official visit by addressing the General Assembly.
In his statement Minister Szijjártó commemorated the 70th anniversary of the foundation of the UN, however, he also reminded member states that there are no major reasons to rest on our laurels, for the world had not have to face so many difficulties at the same time than now, since the conclusion of the cold war.
Referring back to the statement made by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, he echoed in agreement that there had never been so many people on the move as just like now. As the root cause of this mass migration he pointed out that there had been a series of bad international political decisions (not only in Europe) and that the continuous territorial gain of ISIS resulted in the destabilization of a significant part of the Middle-East and North Africa Region.
The Minister emphasized again that Hungary considers this a global challenge that needs a global answer, global solution based on global participation, and instead of addressing the consequences, the root causes should be handled. He introduced a five-points proposal: 1) we have to increase our international efforts against ISIS; 2) we have to stabilize the situation in North Africa and Middle-East region; 3) we have to create a system of world quotas of relocation of migrants; 4) we have to continue and strengthen UN Peacekeeping Missions; and 5) we have to fully implement Sustainable Development Goals.
On the same day, the Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade also met with Eritrea's current Minister of Foreign Affairs is Osman Saleh; and with Danish Foreign Minister Mogens Lykketoft, President of the 70th session of the UN General Assembly.
