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Melescanu: We want to turn Romania-Hungary relationships into an example

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Romania's Foreign Minister Teodor Melescanu and his Hungarian counterpart Peter Szijjarto met on Monday in Budapest as part of a first step in a process which, in the words of the Romanian chief diplomat, "the relationships between Romania and Hungary are intended to be turned into an example even for other countries in the region." "This is a very important step that we took today, but it is not the last; it is the first in a process that we intend to conduct to turn the relationships between Romania and Hungary into an example not just for us, but for other countries in the region as well," Melescanu told a joint news conference with Szijjarto at the end of their meeting.

Melescanu mentioned that, during the meeting, some contradictory positions espoused by the two countries were also discussed. "We indeed attached special attention to the themes on which our positions are close and that can have a very positive impact on the developments in the relationships between us. We did not eschew themes on which our stands are far apart, I would dare say contradictory. But we all agreed that discussing them should continue to be our way of approaching things, but our emphasis should not stay on the divergent themes, but on developing the components that can really contribute to the recovery of the relationships between our two countries," said Melescanu.

He went on to say that a joint meeting of the national governments of Romania and Hungary was being considered for a time and under circumstances that are deemed materially enough for the two national governments to congregate. The joint meeting would be preceded by a session of the Joint Cooperation Board, which could come up with several concrete components to boost the relations between Romania and Hungary. Hungary's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Szijjarto said in his turn that very simple bilateral ties are being sought, free of complications and full of dialogue.

If the relationship between Romania and Hungary is good, he said, meaning the relationship between the two governments is good, that will benefit all people, irrespective of where they live. (...) Dialogue is needed in the relationship between Romania and Hungary, said Szijjarto, because without dialogue, there will be no common success and there will never be trust between the two countries, the two governments and the two nations. Common success and such trust, he added, are the necessary axes for the bilateral relations fraught with difficulties - mainly those related to minorities' issues - to be successfully addressed. He said he believes they can approach these sensitive issues with chances of success, provided there is trust and close relations between us. That is why we agreed to achieve common success and build a climate of trust between us and based on that to be able to solve these more difficult issues, said Szijjarto.

The Romanian chief diplomat, Teodor Melescanu, on Monday went on an official visit to Budapest at the invitation of Hungary's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Pater Szijjarto. While in Budapest, Melescanu had talks with his local counterpart, met Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban and delivered a speech to the annual convention of Hungary's diplomats, a first for a Romanian minister. He also met leaders of the Romanian community of Hungary.

Agerpres

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