Hungary’s government strongly condemns the Istanbul attack and expresses its heartfelt sympathy to the families of the victims, he said, wishing a speedy recovery to those who were injured. The minister said that so far 76 Hungarian citizens have requested consular protection at Hungary’s consulate general in Istanbul.

The consulate general has successfully made contact with 75 of them and all of them are fine. Szijjártó said the foreign ministry will leave its security rating for Turkey unchanged and keep it in the category of countries with higher security risk.

Szijjártó said that for the sake of security it is imperative that Europe avoid another situation that sees tens of thousands of undocumented individuals arriving in the continent on a daily basis. György Bakondi, the prime minister’s security advisor, announced that the Hungarian government has ordered an extraordinary review of the Liszt Ferenc Airport’s security protocols in order to reassure passengers of the airport’s security standards.

The airport’s last security review was conducted in 2013 by the European Union in which its security standards were deemed excellent, he said.

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

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