Külpolitika - A Magyar Külügyi Intézet elméleti-politikai folyóirata - 1974 (1. évfolyam)
1974 / 1. szám - A tanulmányok orosz és angol nyelvű tartalmi kivonata
balance of power. Thus we are faced with new problems, and even the old problems manifest themselves under new conditions. Today it is far more necessary to find a correct interpretation, a clear view and a proper explanation of the new phenomena, to outline exactly the new tasks, than it was earlier when the balance of power was different. To say that we live in the era of transition from capitalism to socialism has a different meaning now than it had in 1919, 1945 or 1956. The notion of peaceful coexistence also has a different meaning than it had at the time of the birth of the Soviet Union. The tasks we have to face as a result of the present sharpening of ideological struggle are also different from those we found ourselves'up against in the era of isolation and bitter cold war. Naturally these new phenomena only seem to be new. They can in fact be traced back several decades to the struggle of earlier generations. In many fields the first indications of these phenomena were already evident several years ago, and only now are they coming vigorously into prominence. To give people a fair understanding of the phenomena, to define exactly what has to be done to strengthen the favourable trends of the present time and to make them irreversible—that is how this periodical can be of help to its readers, and that is the task entrusted to us by the Central Committee of the Party and by the Government. Frigyes Púja: One Year of Hungarian Foreign Policy The most important principles of the foreign policy of the Hungarian People’s Republic, socialist internationalism and the principle of peaceful coexistence, and its major tasks i.e. the establishment of peaceful international conditions for the building of socialism and the strengthening of peace and security the world over, are identical with those of the other fraternal socialist countries. In the light of these principles and tasks, the article presents a balance sheet of Hungarian foreign political activities in 1973 with special regard to the development in the international situation. Since the recipro visits of high ranking party and government representatives of the socialist countries and the meeting of party leaders in the Crimea last summer, bilateral and multilateral cooperation between the Hungarian People’s Republic and the USSR and the other fraternal socialist countries has continued to strengthen. Cooperation within the framework of the CMEA and the Warsaw Treaty has been extended. Hungary will continue to increase her efforts aimed at the realization of the complex programme of the CMEA and considers still greater unity of action of the Warsaw Treaty countries necessary in the field of foreign policy as well. She wishes to develop inter-state relations with the People’s Republic of China, but condemns the great-power chauvinism of the Chinese leadership and its efforts to undermine the socialist world system. Relations with capitalist countries are important for Hungary from the viewpoint of both her economic interests and the peaceful solution of disputed questions. The article refers to the development of Hungary’s relations with Austria, Finland, France, Italy, the FRG, and the USA in 1973 in the context of the general relaxation of tension. Hungary is striving for the successful conclusion of the European security conference. In the Vienna talks on the reduction of armed forces, she is seeking the reduction of both national and foreign forces in accordance with her own interests and those of the other socialist countries. She is ready to join the negotiations with full rights as soon as Italy does the same. The precondition for further progress in Vienna is the renunciation by the NATO countries of their efforts aimed at gaining unilateral advantages, which have been reflected in their latest proposzls. In dealing with the factors that appeared to hamper détente in 1973, the article stresses the foreign political stands and schemes of the nine countries that constitute the core of the planned West European political union. The article surveys the results achieved by Hungary last year in extending relations with the developing countries. The Algiers Conference of non-aligned countries shoed that these nations are the potential allies of the socialist III
