Hungary to quit U.N. migration pact: minister

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News ID: 26146
Publish Date: 15:49 - 18 July 2018
TEHRAN, July 18 - Hungary will quit the United Nations migration pact before its final approval, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Wednesday, adding that the accord posed a "threat to the world".

Hungary to quit U.N. migration pact: ministerTEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - "This document is entirely against Hungary's security interests," Szijjarto told a news conference.

The accord is to be formally adopted in December, but Hungary will not take part at the Morocco meeting, Szijjarto said, adding that the country would also oppose the pact should it come up for a vote in the General Assembly.

Source: Reuters

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