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Hungary Joins U.S. in Withdrawing From UN Global Migration AgreementFox NewsJul. 19, 2018 |
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 Hungary's populist government announced this week that it is withdrawing from a U.N. global compact on migration, describing the agreement as "in conflict with common sense" and national security -- making it the second country after the U.S. to reject the compact. "The primary issue for us is the security of Hungary and the Hungarian people, and this document is totally at odds with the country's security interests," Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó said in Budapest on Wednesday. "According to the Government's position, the U.N. Global Compact for Migration is in conflict with common sense and also with the intent to restore European security." The agreement, officially called the "Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration," was finalized Friday and was an effort to find an agreement that covered migration "in a holistic and comprehensive manner." Read More |
