Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs Péter Szijjártó on Thursday addressed sharp criticism to his Polish ministry partner Radoslaw Sikorský (read Šikorský), who in an interview for the 444.hu server criticized the granting of refugee status in Hungary to the former Polish Minister of Justice Zbigniew Ziobr (read Žiobr). The correspondent of TASR in Budapest informs about it.
- Hungarian Minister Szijjártó criticized Polish Minister Sikorski for his comments.
- The Polish minister does not agree with the granting of refugee status to Ziobr in Hungary.
- Sikorski described the Hungarian government as corrupt nationalists and criticized their policies.
- European institutions could take new measures if the elections in Hungary are rigged.
- Ziobro and his former deputy Romanowski received political asylum in Hungary.
In a video published on Facebook, Szijjártó said that if you someone will read the interview with Sikorsky, see how the “fanatic pro-war agent of Soros” expresses himself. According to the head of Hungarian diplomacy, the most important lesson from what the Polish minister said is that “in the European People’s Party (EPP) they began to explain the future electoral defeat of the opposition party TISZA”.
According to the server, Szijjártó probably derives this from Sikorsky’s statement that if they try to manipulate the April elections, the European institutions will take a new stance towards Hungary. Sikorski said in an interview that the Polish government finds it unacceptable that the Hungarian government granted refugee status to former Polish justice minister Ziobra.
In a wide-ranging interview published on Thursday, the Polish minister pointed out that corrupt nationalism is not patriotism. “Hungary has become the poorest country in the European Union under the rule of corrupt nationalists,” emphasized Sikorski. As he added, if they try to manipulate the April parliamentary elections in Hungary, the European institutions will adopt a new attitude towards this country.
Regarding the case of asylum for Ziobra, he noted that so far Warsaw has not decided how to react, while the reason for considering such a step is also the fact that there will be parliamentary elections in Hungary in April.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s government granted former Polish Minister of Justice Ziobra political asylum. The current opposition deputy, who is accused of corruption and abuse of power in Poland, announced this on Monday on the X network. In December 2024, Ziobr’s former deputy Marcin Romanowski also fled to Hungary and received political asylum there. Similar charges were brought against him as against Ziobr.
