Hungary FM rejects criticism of referendum
UNITED NATIONS - Hungary's Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto rejects criticism of an upcoming referendum on whether to accept possible EU quotas to resettle migrants.
The Oct. 2 referendum has been criticized by rights groups for fomenting xenophobia and intolerance.
"International law says very clearly that the right to a safe life is a human right, but it is not a human right to pick a country where you would like to live in," Szijjarto said Thursday on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly.
He said even if voter turnout fails to reach the 50 percent needed for it to be valid it would send a strong statement of the people's will. Szijjarto added that far from damaging image abroad, he feels the Hungarian position has the support of the European people.
