The Diplomacy & Trade Business Club (The Club) held a special session in the Gundel restaurant in Budapest as diplomats said farewell to János Martonyi who finished his second term as Hungary's foreign minister earlier this month.

With the formation of the new Orbán government, the new foreign minister, Tibor Navracsics took over his new portfolio from the outgoing minister, János Martonyi. The name of the ministry also changes: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

“As the term of the current government expires, I will finish my foreign service.” That is what Hungarian Foreign Minister János indicated to the Hungarian news portal [origo] when asked at a conference this Tuesday in Budapest.

The Hungarian Government will give its full support to any sanctions approved by the European Union against Russia in connection with the crisis in Ukraine, Foreign Minister János Martonyi has said on CNN, the Hungarian Foreign Ministry reports.

India's 65th Independence Day was celebrated in the Indian Cultural Center in Budapest this Sunday evening, attended - at the invitation of Ambassador Malay Mishra - by members of the diplomatic corps and those of the Indian community in Hungary.

India's 65th Independence Day was celebrated in the Indian Cultural Center in Budapest this Sunday evening. The event was attended - at the invitation of Ambassador Malay Mishra - by members of the diplomatic corsp and those of the Indian community in Hungary. The guest of honor of the celebration was Hungarian Foreign Minister János Martonyi. In the famework of the celebration, an exhibition on Mahatma Gandhi was also opened.

Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs János Martonyi paid an official visit to Chile between January 5 and 7 and reopened the Hungarian Embassy in Santiago de Chile. He also had talks with his counterpart and with the leaders of the Chilean Congress.

At a charity event hosted by the Hungarian Foreign Ministry in Budapest, the diplomatic corps in Hungary have collected donations for tow organizations: the Missionaries of Charity and the Budapest Methodological Center of Social Policy.

There are always new challenges in the European Union, in addition to the old dilemmas - Foreign Minister János Martonyi said at the winners' ceremony of the competition entitled ‘Hungary in the European Union, the European Union in the World’.

The global trade agreement signed at a ministerial conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Bali, Indonesia, represents a positive development for Hungary and Europe, Minister of Foreign Affairs János Martonyi said.

Hungarian Foreign Minister János Martonyi received his Lithuanian counterpart, Linas Linkevicius n Budapest They had an overview of bilateral relations and the two countries' participation in regional cooperation activities.

Hungarian Foreign Minister János Martonyi held talks with his South Korean counterpart Yun Byung-se in Seoul, where they signed a cooperation agreement on nuclear energy. Minister Martonyi also attended the cyber conference there.

Creating the conditions for energy security is among the biggest challenges facing countries today, Hungary's foreign minister János Martonyi told the international conference "Energy Security and Diplomacy in 2013" in Budapest on Monday.

"Hungary has a vested interest in seeing the success of the Eurozone, as we are linked to the bloc in many ways," Prime Minister Viktor Orbán pointed out, addressing the annual meeting of ambassadors in Budapest this week.

This Friday, Hungarian Foreign Minister János Martonyi announced that the government was ready to remove two provisions of the country’s Fundamental Law (constitution) in response to the objections of the European Commission.