Nyugati Magyarság, 1987 (6. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1987-06-01 / 6. szám
Nyugati Magyarság — Hungarians of the West 1987. június 2. oldal Toast by the Secretary of State for External Affairs, Joe Clark, given at the official dinner hosted by the Minister for External Affairs of Hungary, Péter Várkonyi, in Budapest, May 7, 1987 MAGYARSÁG HUNGARIANS OF THE WEST Published monthly by the TRANSATLANTIC PUBLICATIONS, INC. 3400 Ellendale Ave., Ste. 228 Montreal, P.Q., Canada H3S 1W9 Phone (514) 731-4192 Kiadó-főszerkesztő: MIKLÓ SSI ISTVÁN H. főszerkesztő: NAGY KÁROLY A szerkesztő bizottság tagjai: Éltető J. Lajos, P.O.Box 15126 Portland, Ore. 97215-0126, USA. Hámos László, P.O.Box “J”, Grade Stn. New York, N.Y. 10028, USA. Miska János, 1402, 71 Somerset St W: Ottawa, Ont, Can. K2P 2G2. Előfizetési dijak 1 évre: Kanada: $20, USA: US-$17, egyéb országok: US-$25 (légi) Kéziratokat nem órzünk meg és nem küldünk vissza. A szükséges javítás jogát fenntartjuk. Az újságban megjelent írások nem feltétlenül képviselik a szerkesztő bizottság álláspontját. A valódi névvel aláirt cikkekért a mindenkori cikkírók felelősek. Hireink, cikkeink utánközölhetók lapunk nevének feltüntetésével! Mr. Minister, Madame Várkonyi: Maureen and I and our delegation are delighted to be your guests tonight in this magnificent dty. We come from a relatively young country, a continent away, but our history has its roots here, and in other capitals of Europe. As we came today across the Danube, we had the tangible sense of being connected to our own past, as well as to yours. For more than a century, we Canadians have built a distinctive nation in North America We are proud of our growth, our freedom, and particularly our tradition of diversity and tolerance. Part of that Canadian character is distinctively North American, formed in response to the great opportunities of that new continent, but part of our nation’s character is rooted here. Canada made a deliberate choice in North America — a decision not to reject the traditions of Europe, but to embrace them and extend them into a new land. So despite the ocean between us, Europe and Canada are of the same family, the same civilization. That is the case specifically with Hungary because 150,000 of our citizens have their origins here, speak your language, enrich our nation with their traditions. So it is natural that Canada should be in Europe, and we hope to deepen and expand the traditions which unite us. If it is natural, it is also cecessary. The history of two World Wars has taught us that the security of Canada is inseparable from the security of Europe. That is why we play an active role in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe. As members of opposing alliances Canada and Hungary have different outlooks, but a common obligation to reduce tensions and enlarge contacts between East and West and to propose ideas that might work. In Vienna and in the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, we are doing precisely that, — co-sponsoring a resolutitn on the treatment of national minorities. No one would be immune from a nuclear conflict Obviously Europe would be directly involved. But Canada is on a front line too, as the only nation that is an immediate neighbour of both the superpowers. Any attack over the North is an attack on us. We live in a world made smaller by our increasing ability both to understand and to destroy. Whatever our differences, our two countries must work together against the instinct to destroy, towards the goal of understanding. We must do that within our alliances and across them. When the Foreign Minister of a Warsaw Pact country meets with a NATO counterpart, the differences between them are easily distinguished. However, it would be better to look for common ground — and there is a Signing of Film Co-production Agreement with the Hungarian People’s Republic, Budapest, Hungary, May 7, 1987 The Right Honourable Joe Clark, Secretary of State for External Affairs (left) shaking hands with Péter Várkonyi, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs, after signing a film co-production agreement good deal of it between Hungary and Canada. This afternoon we signed a film agreement It will enable both artists and audiences in our two countries to develop closer relations. Canada’s expertise in the energy and telecommunications fields is well-suited to your needs. In Canada, we can enlarge our markets for Hungarian products and transportations equipment On Saturday, I plan to visit an agricultural institute that affords living proof of the co-operation that exists between our two countries. But there are profound similarities between Canada and Hungary. My country relies upon international trade for about onethird of our Gross National Product, — more than most countries, but less than yours. Trade accounts for 50 per cent of your national income. We are active together in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, the International Monetary Fund, and other agencies of international economic co-operation. The similarities reach further: because we live together in that international economy, we are both considering tax reform. From a distance, it is easy to see countries in stereotype — easy to dwell on the differences, not the similarities. Our meetings, this dinner, bring into focus how much Hungary and Canada have in common, across the divides of philosophy, or physical differences. In practical terms, our national lives are both affected by the building threat of nuclear and conventional arms, by the agricultural subsidies of richer economies, and the special problems of national minorities. As practical countries, we are working together to resolve problems we face together. Mr. Minister, we are honoured by your hospitality and friendship, and encouraged by the wide range of matters on which we can seek agreement I look forward to my meetings tomorrow and Saturday with your colleagues in the government of Hungary. And now, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to ask you to join with me in a toast to continued co-operation between Canada and the Hungarian People’s Republic and to security and co-operation among nations. (Dept of External Affairs) Fast, Temporary Relief... Ease Your Summer Work Load. Hire A student. 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