On Average, Péter Szijjártó Traveled to Russia Every 3-4 Months
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The former foreign minister visited Vladimir Putin's country more times than in Germany.
342 missions, 468 stations and 96 countries in four years – the data now made public by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs provides a detailed picture of Péter Szijjártó’s foreign trips during his last ministerial term. The former Foreign Minister traveled to Russia 16 times between 2022 and 2026, more than to Germany, while his most expensive mission cost 262 million forints. The data was provided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the 24.hu pu…
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó traveled to Moscow 16 times in his last term of office from 2022 to 2026, while visiting half of the UN member states. His most expensive trip under his ministry cost 262 million forints, while his hotel nights averaged more than half a million forints.
96 independent states, 590 days abroad, 93 nights in hotels – this is the balance sheet of former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó's foreign trips in the last four years of the Orbán government.
During the former minister's official trips, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs visited half of the sovereign countries, and in the previous term, the Ministry spent more than half a billion forints on hotel rooms.
The former foreign minister preferred quick visits, but when he did stay in a hotel, he did not skimp on public funds. The post Péter Szijjártó has literally traveled half the world, going to Russia more often than Germany first appeared on 24.hu.
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