Szijjártó Calls out Ukraine for Measures Affecting Minorities
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said a Ukrainian proposal to award EUR 1,000 to families who enroll their children in Ukrainian schools, rather than minority ones, is unacceptable, addressing a session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Wednesday, according to a report by state news wire MTI.
"This is a very...strong step towards eliminating a minority," Szijjártó said.
He noted that European Union member states have put together "billions of euros" to support the operation of the Ukrainian state. "We are frustrated to see that part of this money is now being spent on action against minorities, especially minorities affiliated [with] EU member states," he said.
He pointed to the "continuous and systematic violation" of minority rights in Ukraine, noting that 99 elementary and secondary schools would cease to operate as schools for the Hungarian minority in Ukraine from September.
"We ask humbly the Ukrainian authorities to give back those rights to the Hungarians which they used to have before 2015. We do not ask for anything extra, we do not ask for anything extraordinary, we would just like to ask to give back those rights they used to have," he said.
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