Peter Szijjarto
Poland's Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau, right, walks with Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto during a meeting of foreign ministers from four central European countries known as the Visegrad Four in Lodz, Poland, Friday, May 14, 2021.(AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
Europe's 4 Visegrad nations lift some travel restrictions

By Monika Scislowska May. 14, 2021 07:11 AM EDT

Hungary to assist Slovakia in inspection of Russian vaccine

By Justin Spike Apr. 09, 2021 10:31 AM EDT
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Slovakia’s deputy prime minister traveled to Hungary to ask for assistance in inspecting doses of the Russian-made COVID-19 vaccine, a...

An employee unloads the newly arrived coronavirus vaccines from Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinopharm at the logistics base set up to in the parking lot of the government office in the 13th district of Budapest, Hungary, Monday, March 29, 2021. (Noemi Bruzak/MTI via AP)
Hungarian journalists demand access to COVID wards

By Justin Spike Mar. 31, 2021 06:45 AM EDT

People stand in a queue to get a shot of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in a vaccination center in GUM State Department store in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. Russia started a mass coronavirus vaccination campaign on Monday, Jan. 18. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)
Study: Russia's Sputnik V vaccine appears safe, effective

By Maria Cheng And Daria Litvinova Feb. 02, 2021 07:39 AM EST

Hungary first in EU to approve Chinese COVID-19 vaccine

Jan. 29, 2021 10:45 AM EST
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s medicine and food safety regulator on Friday approved China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, making it the...

A woman wears a protective mask at the Astoria in Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020. As a new element of government protection measures against the coronavirus epidemic, mask wearing is mandatory in some public areas of settlements with more than 10,000 inhabitants. (Zoltan Balogh/MTI via AP)
Hungary's doctors warn of soaring coronavirus deaths ahead

By Justin Spike Nov. 17, 2020 09:27 AM EST

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto, left, greets Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen prior to a meeting at Peace Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. Szijjarto tested positive for the coronavirus after arriving in Thailand for an official visit, Thai and Hungarian officials said Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020. (Pool Photo via AP)
Cambodia bans state-organized events in capital over virus

By Sopheng Cheang Nov. 11, 2020 03:06 AM EST

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto, left, poses with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen for a photo prior to a meeting at Peace Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. Szijjarto tested positive for the coronavirus after arriving in Thailand for an official visit, Thai and Hungarian officials said Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020. (Pool Photo via AP)
Hungarian diplomat in Bangkok tests positive for coronavirus

By Chalida Ekvitthayavechnukul Nov. 10, 2020 02:16 AM EST

Romanian traffic police officers wait for vehicles to pass by shortly after midnight in Bucharest, Romania, Monday, Nov. 9, 2020 to inform drivers of the pandemic related night traffic restrictions that just came into effect. Romania introduces new restrictions aimed at limiting the spread of the COVID-19 infections following a week when it registered an all time high number of new infections. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Europe hunkers down but also notes wins against virus surge

By Barry Hatton, Justin Spike And John Leicester Nov. 09, 2020 08:01 AM EST

Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni, center, reviews the honorary troop during the country's 67th Independence Day celebration, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Monday, Nov. 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
Cambodia's new virus rules restrain holiday celebrations

By Sopheng Cheang Nov. 09, 2020 02:50 AM EST

Students wearing face-masks, wait for their morning school class at Santhormok high school, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Monday, Nov. 2, 2020. Schools throughout Cambodia reopened Monday for the first time since March but with class sizes and hours limited by coronavirus precautions. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
Cambodia shuts schools in capital area as virus precaution

Nov. 08, 2020 09:10 AM EST

Visitors wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus line up to enter an exhibition held at the Forbidden City in Beijing, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020. China on Saturday reported over a two dozen new confirmed coronavirus infections, all of which the National Health Commission said were in patients who contracted the virus abroad. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Asia Today: Malaysia expands virus measures to more areas

Nov. 06, 2020 08:24 PM EST

Women, some wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus, practice social dance at a park in Beijing, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020. China is suspending entry for most foreign passport holders who reside in Britain, reacting to a new surge of coronavirus cases in the United Kingdom. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Asia Today: India's virus cases jump on New Delhi resurgence

Nov. 05, 2020 01:27 AM EST

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto, left, greets Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen prior to a meeting at Peace Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. Szijjarto tested positive for the coronavirus after arriving in Thailand for an official visit, Thai and Hungarian officials said Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020. (Pool Photo via AP)
Cambodia's prime minister in quarantine after Hungarian meet

By Sopheng Cheang Nov. 05, 2020 12:54 AM EST

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto, left, talks with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen during a meeting at Peace Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. Szijjarto tested positive for the coronavirus after arriving in Thailand for an official visit, Thai and Hungarian officials said Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020. (Pool Photo via AP)
Hungary's foreign minister tests positive for coronavirus

By Grant Peck Nov. 04, 2020 03:32 AM EST

South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha, right, and Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto, left, pose for the media before their meeting at Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, July 27, 2020. (Kim Myung-won/Newsis via AP)
S. Korean, Hungarian FMs discuss cooperation amid pandemic

Jul. 27, 2020 04:53 AM EDT

Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto speaks during a news conference after a meeting with Cyprus' Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides at the Cypriot foreign ministry on Friday, June 26, 2020. Szijjarto is in Cyprus for one-day visit. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
Hungary worries virus could spur more migration to Europe

Jun. 26, 2020 10:53 AM EDT

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban delivers his speech during the inauguration of the Centenary Turul Statue in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Trianon Peace Treaty in Satoraljaujhely, Hungary, Saturday, June 6, 2020. The Turul, mostly depicted as a hawk or falcon, is a mythological bird and the ancient symbol of Hungarian national identity and togetherness. Hungary is commemorating the 100th anniversary of a post-World War I peace treaty which led to the loss of about two-thirds of its territory and left some 3.3 million Hungarians outside the country's new borders. (Zoltan Mathe/MTI via AP)
Hungarian government launches coronavirus questionnaire

Jun. 08, 2020 03:27 PM EDT