Iranian officers mentioned migration to Europe, commerce and extra with a visiting Hungarian delegation as we speak.
Iranian Overseas Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian hosted his Hungarian counterpart Peter Szijjarto and an accompanying commerce delegation in Tehran. Szijjarto stated the motion of Afghan refugees into Hungary will trigger “safety and epidemiological threats.” He stated Iran can “play a big function” in stopping the migration wave, the official Islamic Republic Information Company reported.
Hungary and different European states are involved a couple of latest uptick in migrants from the Center East, Afghanistan and elsewhere seeking to enter the European Union. Many Afghans try to flee the nation as a result of latest Taliban takeover, which resulted from the US navy withdrawal.
Iran hosted round 780,000 Afghan refugees in October 2020, in line with the United Nations. This determine doesn’t embody the various hundreds extra who arrived this 12 months in response to the Taliban victory. Iran has additionally sent back tens of hundreds of Afghan refugees this 12 months.
The 2 sides additionally signed cooperation agreements on training, science and tradition. The Hungarian delegation additionally introduced 100,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses for Afghan refugees in Iran.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi additionally met with Szijjarto throughout the go to and expressed a want to enhance relations with Hungary. The Hungarian diplomat additionally pledged to assist the Iran nuclear talks in Vienna succeed, in line with the company.
Hungary is a curious alternative of European ally for the Islamic Republic of Iran. Longtime Prime Minister Viktor Orban has made quite a few controversial statements about Muslims in Europe. In 2018, he referred to as refugees from the Center East “Muslim invaders.”
Furthermore, Orban said final 12 months that the European Union place on Iran’s nuclear program ought to be extra aligned with america and Israel. Israel particularly opposes Iran’s alleged pursuit of a nuclear weapon. Orban is supportive of Israel, and visited the country final 12 months.
