Maert - Orban: Challenging year proves Hungarians 'belong together'

The current year and the coronavirus pandemic that has come with it have proven that "we, Hungarians indeed belong together", Prime Minister Viktor Orban said in a video message addressing the opening of the online plenary session of the Permanent Hungarian Conference (Maert) and the Diaspora Council on Thursday. Welcoming participants, Orban noted that 2020 had been a year "when, interestingly, two seemingly unrelated matters, namely the centenary of the Trianon Treaty and the pandemic, coincide". "Both have been a challenge, making us aware that such trials are not confined to history, but extend to our present days as well," the prime minister said.