>Hungary severs ambassadorial-level ties with Netherlands
>As reported by online news portal index.hu, Szijjártó said that the step signifies a severing of diplomatic ties with the Netherlands for an indefinite period at the ambassadorial level, although contacts remain in place at the chargé dʼaffaires level. He added that the move is “one of the most radical steps in diplomacy.”
>In an interview with weekly current affairs magazine 168 Óra, published in Hungarian online Thursday here, the Dutch ambassador - who is departing Budapest after four years and heading into retirement - appeared to liken the attitude of the Hungarian government to that of terrorists.
>“Here is a group whose members are the losers of globalization, and for this reason they have turned to extremism and fanatical religiosity because it gives them a sense of security. They create enemies by the same principle as the Hungarian government,” he was quoted as saying.
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