“Today, everybody knows that we are right”

Peter Szijjártó is Victor Orbán’s titanium “Terminator” on the international stage. In his interview with Die Weltwoche, the foreign minister discusses the angry attacks by Brussels bureaucrats and American presidential candidate Joe Biden, the Hungarian “Spirit of Resistance,” and why his government understands Turkey’s migration policy.

The young foreign minister sits, lightly tapping his toes, his sharp features radiating controlled calm. "Jó reggelt!" “Good morning!” the Hungarian cheerfully greets me as I settle into my chair. He has just opened a consulate near the Cornavin train station in Geneva, Switzerland. For Peter Szijjártó, our tête-à-tête offers a welcome break from his daily diplomatic relay race. Recently, a European Union commissioner described his beloved country as an "ill democracy." United States Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden named Hungary, alongside Belarus, a "totalitarian regime."

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