Viktor Orban’s advisor conveyed a message on Tuesday, on the occasion of the Szekler Freedom Day, revisiting sensitive topics such as the autonomy of the Szekler Land. In her message, Szili Katalin, the Hungarian Prime Minister’s chief advisor for national policies, states that “each generation must rise again and again for the right to self-determination”.
The former Speaker of the Hungarian Parliament emphasized in a statement that, on March 10, the Szekler community and Hungarians expressing solidarity with it commemorate, worldwide, the Szekler martyrs executed in 1854.
“This day still represents a firm and clear affirmation of freedom, dignity and the right to autonomy of the Szekler community,” she asserts. “The Szekler community currently claims, through democratic means, the respect of its historical rights, such as the guarantee of territorial autonomy of the Szekler Land. These aspirations are in accordance with European fundamental values and principles regarding the protection of the rights of indigenous national communities.”
The Szekler Freedom Day sends a clear message every year: the Szeklers do not give up their language, culture, traditions, community rights and the aspiration for autonomy that define their identity – emphasized the Prime Minister’s advisor.
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