Minister of Foreign Affairs Kinga Goncz of Hungary

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Hungary is determined to maintain good bilateral relations with Romania even if the ethnic Hungarian party Democratic Union of Hungarians (RMDSZ) in Romania ends up in opposition rather than government, Foreign Minister Kinga Goncz said on Tuesday.

Hungary and Slovakia have agreed on the need of mechanisms and regular meetings that help them understand one another and find answers to open questions, Hungarian Foreign Minister Kinga Goncz said late on Monday after talks with her Slovak counterpart.

Talking about any form of territorial autonomy for the Hungarians of Vojvodina, Serbia, is not realistic, Hungarian Foreign Minister Kinga Goncz was quoted as saying in Thursday's Novi Sad daily Dnevnik.

Goncz expressed relief over the similarities in the views of the two presidential candidates because Europe wants assurances that US.

Goncz met with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to present her with the Commander's Cross with the Star of the Order of Merit, one of Hungary's top civilian awards.

gestures as he talks to his Hungarian counterpart Kinga Goncz at the Foreign Ministry in Islamabad ISLAMABAD: Hungary has committed 200 troops to a peacekeeping mission in Afghanistan for the next two years, but it cannot increase its contribution to the Nato-led force, Foreign Minister Kinga Goncz said in Pakistan yesterday.

Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri gestures as he talks to his Hungarian counterpart Kinga Goncz at the Foreign Ministry in Islamabad ISLAMABAD: Hungary has committed 200 troops to a peacekeeping mission in Afghanistan for the next two years, but it cannot increase its contribution to the Nato-led force, Foreign Minister Kinga Goncz said in Pakistan yesterday.

We are just not able to do it," Goncz said in Islamabad, just over a week after Nato's commander in Afghanistan complained that he had too few troops to beat Taliban insurgents.

But Goncz said foreign forces in Baghlan were still targets for suicide bombers and other kinds of attacks.

Merit, one of Hungary's top civilian awards.

Goncz said the sides have good perspectives for development of mutual beneficial cooperation in various spheres.

visa-waiver when it comes into force around January 12, Foreign Minister Kinga Goncz said in Chicago late on Sunday.

Goncz was planning to visit Chicago last year when the new Hungarian consulate general opened but the trip was delayed at the time, foreign ministry spokesman Lajos Szelestey said.

Goncz is scheduled to hold talks in Washington starting on Monday, meeting her counterpart Condoleezza Rice, as well as foreign policy advisors to presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain.

Foreign Minister Kinga Goncz said in Chicago late on Sunday that Hungary had a good chance of joining the US.

Goncz said she invited Elmar Mammadyarov to Hungary and will be very pleased to see him in Budapest.

Goncz said economic growth in Azerbaijan will give impetus to the development of bilateral relations.

Kinga Goncz said the extradition can be debated only after the trial is over.

Kinga Goncz is paying a visit to Uzbekistan.

Kinga Goncz met the Speaker of the Legislative Chamber of Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan Dilorom Tashmuhamedova.

Hungarian Foreign Minister Kinga Goncz has said that it is not realistic to speak about any kind of territorial autonomy for the Hungarians in Vojvodina and that, in the opinion of the Hungarian government, it would be far better to fight for Serbias visa liberalisation than to raise the issue of dual citizenship for the members of the Hungarian ethnic minority in Serbia.

Kinga Goncz said Greek and Hungarian experts would meet to study the 22 pieces and discuss which would be repatriated.

Goncz said the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest bought the pieces several years ago from a private owner.

Goncz was speaking after talks in Athens with Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis.

ministers, Goncz said on the government website.

their parties are in the government.

been pushed out of the governments of neighbouring countries.

BUDAPEST) - Hungarian Foreign Minister Kinga Goncz said Monday she would propose to her government to recognise Kosovo, the MTI news agency reported.

Last week, Goncz was reluctant to say whether Hungary would be one of the first countries to recognise an independent Kosovo.

We have decided to greatly facilitate our investors to invest here for which we plan to provide them certain framework," Hungarian Foreign Minister Ms Kinga Goncz said on Wednesday.

BUDAPEST) - Hungarian Foreign Minister Kinga Goncz said Tuesday that it would not be a tragedy if European Union leaders failed to agree on a new treaty of reforms for the bloc at a summit later this week.

Goncz said Hungary was ready to compromise on some issues, such as not calling the treaty a constitution.

Hungarian Foreign Minister Kinga Goncz had not been targeted in a bombing attempt during her visit in Afghanistan contrary to earlier statements from the Foreign Ministry, ministry spokesman Gyorgy Odze said on Saturday, MTI News Agency reported.

A foreign ministry statement released late on Friday, after the Hungarian delegation returned home, said Goncz had managed to escape a roadside bomb targeting her thanks to top-rate intelligence.

We are determined to maintain good relations with the Romanian government even if it does not have any Hungarian ministers or deputy ministers, Goncz said on the government website.

At the same time, Goncz said it was important that the rights of ethnic Hungarian communities beyond the borders of Hungary be guaranteed not only when their parties are in the government.

Goncz said the representatives of ethnic Hungarians appear to have been pushed out of the governments of neighbouring countries.

Answering a question, Dr Goncz said Hungary favoured use of nuclear power for peaceful civilian purposes.

Hungary has an ethnic minority population of around 350,000 in Serbia, and Goncz said this made recognizing Kosovo a delicate question.

Kinga Goncz said Monday she would propose the government recognizes Kosovo after its declaration of independence.

Kinga Goncz has said that her country wants to take advantage of the peace agreement finalized between Pakistan's Government and tribal elders in North Wazirstan (NW.

Kinga Goncz said that at present Nokia phones are only being manufactured in Hungary and steps are being taken by the Hungarian government to make possible manufacturing of these mobile phones in Pakistan, she added.

Goncz said that especially Serbia - "the key country in the region" - should be given particular attention by the EU.