Szijjarto calls for strengthening EU border protection

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto on Monday called for strengthening the protection of the European Union's external borders, arguing that the novel coronavirus pandemic may lead to new waves of migration. Szijjarto said on Facebook after a meeting of EU foreign ministers that the bloc should also work to eliminate all "external factors contributing to migration". The pandemic has severe health, economic and security consequences, Szijjarto said, posing further dangers to European countries.