Actions taken against the Cultural Alliance of Hungarians in Transcarpathia and its institutions and foundations are reason for serious concern, Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony said, citing a letter he wrote to Berehove (Beregszász) Mayor Zoltán Babják.
Karácsony said he had expressed his solidarity to members of the ethnic Hungarian community and assured Babják that Berehove, a sister city of Budapest, could always rely on Budapest’s support and partnership.
Karácsony said a recent house search at the college of Berehove was especially unsettling, considering that the II Rákóczi Ferenc Hungarian College of Transcarpathia is an important institution of Hungarian education and culture beyond the borders. Solidarity and support must be expressed at times when the ethnic Hungarian community suffers from repeated attacks that violate minority rights enshrined in international law, he said.
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