Péter Szijjártó discussed security and energy policy with his Latvian foreign minister colleague, Edgars Rinkevics on the margin of the Bled Forum (6 September 2016)

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó held bilateral talks on security and energy policy with some of his EU foreign minister colleagues at the Bled Strategic Forum in Slovenia.

Mr. Szijjártó and Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics agreed that security must currently be placed first in Europe and that “the primary goal of European politics must be to guarantee the safety of the people of Europe”.

The two ministers also agreed on the importance of protecting the European Union’s external borders. Latvia has decided to build a fence along its joint border with Russia. Furthermore, both foreign ministers said they regard the compulsory resettlement quota as unacceptable.

Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Latvia is supporting Hungary’s application for membership of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), while Mr. Szijjártó announced that as a sign of solidarity 150 Hungarian soldiers will be stationed in the Baltic between July and September of next year in addition to which Hungarian fighter jets will be protecting Baltic airspace again in 2019.