The topic of racism emerged during the bilateral meeting due to Viktor Orbán’s recent word choice during his speech at the Tusványos event, using the word “breed” and drawing attacks from leftists when he said: “in the Carpathian Basin we are not mixed-race: we are simply a mixture of peoples living in our own European homeland… we are willing to mix with one another, but we do not want to become peoples of mixed-race.”
We are in complete agreement on the most important issues of a spiritual nature, racism and antisemitism,
– said the Chancellor in reaction to Viktor Orbán’s words. This was the Prime Minister’s first public appearance since his speech at Tusványos.
“What the Austrian chancellor believes, I do as well. In fact, not only does Hungary believe this but we are proud of our results.
Hungary has made incredible achievements in the fight against racism and antisemitism, and our government in particular is at the forefront of this.
Viktor Orbán detailed his approach: Hungary has a policy of zero-tolerance in these matters, racist acts are punishable by law and are banned from political public discourse. He added that a biologically-based approach is not possible in any political issue in Hungary, only a culture-based approach.
Sometimes I can be misunderstood, this happens. But I asked the Chancellor to put all related information into cultural context because in Hungary, these phrases, sentences, and the position I represent are cultural and civil positions. I would like to repeat that I am proud of Hungary’s achievements from the past few years in the fight against racism.
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