By Mete Erdurcan.
Her Excellency, Ms. Orsolya Szijjártó , Ambassador of Hungary to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, held a reception on the 17th of March to commemorate the 167th anniversary of the 1848 revolution, which eventually led to an independence war against the Habsburg Monarch.
The reception took place at the Hungarian Embassy located in Scheveningen. There were guests from the Hungarian community, diplomats and Dutch friends.
Her Excellency Ms. Orsolya Szijjártó was delighted to read a message from the Prime-Minister of Hungary Viktor Orbán, which was specially addressed to the Hungarian diaspora. In her speech the Ambassador also mentioned the famous words of the 12 points of the Hungarian March revolution, in Hungarian referred to as the ‘Nemzeti Dal’ poem by Sándor Petőfi. The poem underlines the importance of freedom, peace and unity.
The Ambassador was honoured to present Ms. Christina von Coerper-Buzay and Mr. Flórián Farkas the Gold Cross of Merit of Hungary medal, awarded by Mr. János Áder, President of the Republic of Hungary. Ms. Christina von Coerper-Buzay received the medal for her charitable work in the Carpathian Basin, and Mr. Flórián Farkas for his decade-long endeavours for the enhancement of the Hungarian culture and social research in the Netherlands.
