Zsolt Semjén: The government thinks in a nation
The philosophy of the Hungarian government is to think in terms of a nation, as the richness of human values lies in the diversity of nations, said the Deputy Prime Minister for National Policy, Church Affairs and Nationalities on Tuesday, Budapest IX. district.
On the day of the Hungarian-Bulgarian friendship, Zsolt Semjén spoke at the ceremonial handover of the renovated Bulgarian House of Culture, at 62 Vágóhíd Street.
In other words, the greater “impoverishment” of humanity could not have been imagined than if the nations had disappeared: the Hungarian would not be Hungarian, the Bulgarian Bulgarian, and the Polish Polish.
In order to protect the richness of the values of humanity, the government serves the survival and fulfillment of all nations and nationalities, including the thirteen nationalities native to Hungary, the Deputy Prime Minister emphasized.
Zsolt Semjén emphasized that the Hungarian constitution also stipulates that indigenous nationalities are state-forming factors, therefore Hungarian citizenship in Hungary is a member of the universal Hungarian nation and a member of the universal Bulgarian nation.
Hungary is a special country: as a result of historical tragedies, an important part of the Hungarians lives outside the borders, therefore it is natural that the Hungarians who are overdue are part of the universal Hungarians.
It is also natural that members of indigenous nationalities are integral parts of both the Hungarian nation and their own mother nation, said the Deputy Prime Minister.
He added that national minorities have a special responsibility, as they are both heirs to the culture of the Hungarian nation and the mother nation.
According to Zsolt Semjén, the Bulgarians of Hungary are the heirs of such a special wealth of values, if they do not want to, this community can work out and preserve it for the universal Hungarians, Bulgarians and humanity.
He called it natural that Hungary was looking for indigenous nationalities, which form a bridge between Hungary and the mother nation.
He said that the relationship between Hungary and Bulgaria is harmonious.
The renewed House of Culture proclaimed the greatness of ethnic culture, the Deputy Prime Minister said, adding that he had made sure that availability and additional resources were needed to complete the facility worthily.
Zsolt Semjén said that Bulgaria had built one of the largest and most successful pavilions at the World Hunting Exhibition.
Valeri Simeonov, Vice-President of the Bulgarian National Assembly, recalled the adoption of the Hungarian-Bulgarian Friendship Day.
He stated that there is a cohesive, solid Bulgarian community in Hungary, that its members can preserve their traditions and teach their children the Bulgarian language.
He said he realized that these people deserved more than they had previously received from Bulgaria. He believed that more had been done for Bulgarians in Hungary in recent years than in recent decades.
Miklós Soltész, Secretary of State for Church and Ethnic Relations of the Prime Minister’s Office, said that a worthy Bulgarian center would be built in the area, which would be unique in the whole of Europe.
According to Simeon Varga, the Bulgarian national spokesman for the Parliament, Bulgarians probably help most of agriculture in Hungary: Bulgarian gardeners have introduced vegetables, such as tomatoes.