In an interview given to Hungarian weekly 168 óra the outgoing diplomat had said that Islamic extremism “applies the same principles to create an enemy as the Hungarian government”.

At his press conference, Szijjártó rejected the “accusations of comparing terrorists and the Hungarian government as to their motivation or methods”. He added that the ambassador was no longer welcome “at any level of the foreign ministry”.

“We are glad that the Dutch ambassador is leaving and he will hopefully do that soon. Nobody should be allowed to make such remarks against Hungary or the Hungarian people,” the foreign minister added.

Republished with permission of Hungary Matters, MTI’s daily newsletter.

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