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In the interview, the Prime Minister pointed out that in politics there was no such thing as easy years, but “the stars had never before formed such an unfortunate constellation,” the past four years has been the most difficult period ever since he has been in politics since the fall of communism. He said he had never before experienced such an ill-fated period because in the western half of the world there were multiple leaders in power all at once “who bow before dangerous ideologies that are alien to life and are unable to protect their countries.”
“After the 2020 election – which was evidently rigged in order to deprive Donald Trump of the presidency – within a year Angela Merkel, the Germans’ strong and stable chancellor left, and France’s complex political system, too, began to show its uglier face,” the Prime Minister listed, observing that that is also when the conflict with Russia “that is beyond our strength” started.
In connection with Donald Trump’s return, the Prime Minister pointed out that the goal of the foreign policy of a country with a healthy mentality was to gather friends; meaning to have as many friends in the world who have a vested interest in the success of the Hungarians as possible. Mentioning the Chinese, the Turkish, the Israeli and Russian leaders as partners and friends, in addition to the US President, Mr Orbán stressed that from these friendships tangible advantages should accrue to every Hungarian.
The Hungarians will greatly profit from the fact that there will be a fair visa system and an agreement on the avoidance of double taxation between Hungary and the United States, and robust US capital investments will also arrive in Hungary, Mr Orbán stated, adding that the world will also become a safer place, we are moving closer to peace, “we will perhaps even reach it.”
Regarding the Hungarian EU presidency, Mr Orbán said the Hungarian presidency will be long remembered because this was a presidency that started a peace mission, successfully enlarged the Schengen Area, achieved progress on the Balkans integration, forged an agreement among ministers of agriculture and with the adoption of the Budapest Declaration on competitiveness, also succeeded in reaching an agreement on the script for rescuing the European economy.
Concerning the state of the Hungarian economy, the Prime Minister said Hungary has survived the three years of the war, “we tried to overtake on the bend” and to turn even this war situation somewhat to our advantage, but no one in Europe has succeeded in this endeavour. At the same time, according to the Prime Minister, it is a major achievement that Hungary has not fallen back and has not sunk, in terms of competitiveness, to the level of most European economies.
“As a result, now when the war finally ends, we may get off to a flying start. Those can get off to a flying start who made the necessary preparations, laid the foundations, completed the warm-up, know which lane to start in and know when the starting pistol will go off. We have prepared, and in 2025 we will get off to a flying start. Instead of a war policy, the policy of years of peace will return, and we will achieve great economic feats again,” he stated.
He pointed out that the war would end in 2025, “either through succeeding in concluding it with peace negotiations or through the destruction of one of the warring parties.”
We must preserve Hungary’s EU membership and must seek cooperation with Brussels, but Hungary must not follow Brussels’ path. He added that the Brussels bureaucracy was extensive and strong, with a great deal of money and resources at its disposal. Those who depart from their direction must continually fight for their sovereignty, and that is just what Hungary is doing.
“But had we not done that, Hungarian families would have to pay three to four times more for energy than they’re paying now; incidents the likes of Magdeburg could also occur in Hungarian cities; and our money, too, would be in the 300 billion euros that the West has provided for Ukraine, and meanwhile we wouldn’t know how to untangle ourselves from a war that cannot be won,” the Prime Minister stated.
