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In Covenant with the Creator - Speech by Dr. Tamás Sulyok on the occasion of the renovation of the Benedictine Abbey of Tihany

"You are the descendents of the prophets and of the covenant which God made with your fathers" (Acts 3:25)
Your Excellency, 
Most Reverend Provost Father, 
Dear Benedictine Community!

Ladies and Gentlemen!

A thousand years of friendship - Speech by Dr. Tamás Sulyok on the Day of Hungarian-Polish Friendship

Your Excellency, President Duda, 
Madam First Lady, 
Ladies and Gentlemen, 

Pope John Paul II, on his first trip to Hungary, spoke of us Hungarians and Poles as follows: 'Poles and Hungarians are cousins, and this truth, this almost family relationship, has been proven many times at different moments in history.'

Extraordinary people are born from the Hungarian nation, extraordinary values are born from Hungarian culture - Speech by Dr. Tamás Sulyok at the Honours Ceremony in the Parliament

"The day of the resurrection of the dead has come. Dead were the national glory buried for centuries and the sense of freedom held in prison. Now seek them not in their graves; they have risen from the dead. The Hungarian nation is once again glorious and free! Hungarian voice, Hungarian national colours, Hungarian feeling on every lip, on every banner, in every bosom."

Mr. Prime Minister, 
Mr. Speaker, 
Distinguished Laureates, 
Ladies and Gentlemen,

Releases

Press release from Sándor Palace

President Tamás Sulyok pays a working visit to Japan, followed by an official visit to Vietnam.

On 19 May 2025, Head of State Tamás Sulyok will pay a working visit to Japan. The Hungarian Head of State will be received in audience by His Majesty Emperor Naruhito, 126th Emperor of Japan. The President will meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and hold talks with the heads of Japanese companies and investor groups present in Hungary.

Press release from Sándor Palace

President Tamás Sulyok personally congratulated Pope Leo XIV on the beginning of his Petrine ministry.

Following today's inaugural Mass at the Vatican, which the Head of State attended as head of the Hungarian delegation, the Holy Father greeted the heads of the delegations, including the President of Hungary, with a handshake.

Tamás Sulyok exchanged a few words with Pope Leo. The President asked the Holy Father to visit Hungary as soon as possible.

Press release from Sándor Palace

Heads of State attend the inauguration ceremony of Pope Leo XIV.

President of Hungary Tamás Sulyok leads the official Hungarian delegation to Rome to attend the Holy Mass marking the beginning of Pope Leo XIV's Petrine ministry. The Holy Mass will take place in St. Peter's Square in the Vatican on 18 May 2025 at 10 am.

The Hungarian delegation, led by Tamás Sulyok, will also include Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén, representing the government.

Events

The votes express the democratic will of the electorate

On 9 June 2024, on the day of the elections to the European Parliament, local governments and of national minority advocates, Tamás Sulyok, President of Hungary and his wife cast their votes in Szeged. After the vote, the President said that since there have been free elections in Hungary, his wife Zsuzsa and he have always exercised their right to vote, and again urged his fellow citizens to vote as well.

The President of Hungary on the anniversary of Hungary’s EU accession: Hungary does not give up its sovereignty

Hungary does not give up its sovereignty, and believes in the alliance of independent nation states in Europe, which the founding treaties currently guarantee – the President of Hungary said in Brdo pri Kranj in Slovenia on Monday.

We can become the renovated church of Europe, said President Sulyok at the reconsecration of the renovated church in Ják

We can become the renovated church of Europe, where people come to draw strength, said Tamás Sulyok, the President of Hungary, at the reconsecration ceremony of Ják’s St. George Church  (Vas County, Hungary) on Sunday.

Tamás Sulyok emphasized the need for revitalizing our communities.

We need to rebuild ourselves to each other, setting aside all obstacles, fears, uncertainties, and distrust, although this is not easy in the era of infidelity, where we lose the grace of connection, stated the President.

Interviews

Exclusive interview with Dr. Tamás Sulyok, President of Hungary, for Tények

- Mr. President, thank you for receiving us. On behalf of TV2, we consider it a great honour that you are giving your first major television interview to us.
Thank you for having me on your show, and a warm welcome to our viewers.

My meetings in Békés were highly rewarding - Interview with Katalin Novák

I found my meetings in Békés very rewarding, and I trust that I was not the only one who felt this way - said Katalin Novák, President of Hungary, in an interview with our newspaper - the Békés Megyei Hírlap - about the three days she spent in our county at the end of January. During our conversation, we discussed how to motivate young people to settle in the region, spoke about the war in Ukraine and this year's elections, and why she declared 2024 the Year of Getting Active.

CNBC interview with Katalin Novák

That I'm here for the first time, I experienced that it is, let's say, a constructive chaos, what we experience here, and also what the traffic is concerned, it's very difficult to get from one place to the other, but I have to assure you that the Swiss trains are on time. I took the train and it worked perfectly.

I came, I got the train as well.

Previous News

The President of Hungary met with the Director-General of the World Intellectual Property Organisation

Daren Tang and Tamás Sulyok discussed, among other issues, the growing importance of intellectual property in global economic competition. 

They discussed how the challenges of the digital age, particularly the rise of artificial intelligence, are impacting the protection of intellectual works

Strong intellectual property rights encourage the development of new ideas and technologies and make a country attractive to capital and investment. Hungary excels in these areas. 

Speech by Dr. Tamás Sulyok, President of Hungary, at the opening of the Fourth Hungarian Law Book Salon

"Only on the basis of pure concepts can human betterment develop."

Distinguished Rector! 
Dear Mr. President!
Ladies and Gentlemen!

I would like to welcome all of you with a thought from István Széchenyi on the occasion of the presentation of the Grand and Audience Prizes of the Fourth Hungarian Law Book Salon.

Speech by Dr. Tamás Sulyok at the awards ceremony in honour of Hungary’s Olympic and Paralympic athletes

"I didn't feel the horrible, bone-chilling cold of the water; I just had the goal in front of me, which I wanted to achieve with all my physical and mental strength. I didn't even notice that the rope anchored in the water was chafing my chest and that the ever-louder noise of the spectators was a sign that we had swum to the finish.
In the din, words could be made out, shouting 'Zito i Ungheria!' and our flag was hoisted majestically on the highest mast of the race judges' boat.

Medal ceremony for Olympians, Paralympians and sports professionals

The Olympians and Paralympians have stood the test of strength and character at the same time, they have proven themselves in both, and thus have become our role models - emphasised Dr. Tamás Sulyok, President of Hungary, at the state awards ceremony held in the building of the National Assembly in honour of the athletes and sports professionals who have achieved outstanding results at the XXXIII Summer Olympic Games and the XVII Summer Paralympic Games.

Welcome speech by Dr. Tamás Sulyok, President of Hungary, at the Nizsalovszky Colloquium on Private Law

"If you don't know where you are going, you will be led where others want you to go."


Dear Madam Professor! 
Dear Professors! 
Dear Rector! 
Dear Citizens of the City of Gyula and of Békés county!
Ladies and Gentlemen!

I warmly welcome all of you with the words of writer András Sütő to the scientific conference held in memory of Endre Nizsalovszky.

Receipt of ambassadorial letters of credence at Sándor Palace

President Tamás Sulyok today received the letters of credence of ten new ambassadors accredited to Hungary.
Following the solemn diplomatic event at Sándor Palace,
- Her Excellency Elena María Freije Murillo, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Honduras, 
- Her Excellency Doris Adzo Denyo Brese, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Ghana, 
- Her Excellency Aleksandra Đurović, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Serbia, 

Open Days at Sándor Palace

Sándor Palace is organising an Open Day as part of the Cultural Heritage Days events.
The Palace is located at one of the most beautiful parts of Budapest, in the Buda Castle, next to the Royal Palace, at St. George Square. The former private palace of the Counts Sándor (1806), which served as the Prime Minister's residence from the 1867 Compromise until the end of World War II, is now home to the Office of the President of Hungary. 

Field trip on the dams

Dr. Tamás Sulyok, President of Hungary, visited the settlements most vulnerable to the Danube flooding, including Neszmély, Dunaalmás, Vác and Pilismarót, to learn about the details of the flood control measures. 

As the Commander-in-Chief of the Hungarian Defence Forces, he paid special attention to the professional and reserve soldiers serving on the dams. 

Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta received by the President of Hungary

President of Hungary Dr. Tamás Sulyok received Fra' John Timothy Dunlap, Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, who arrived in Hungary on an official visit, with military honours at Kossuth Square. 

Address by Dr. Tamás Sulyok, President of Hungary on Christian Unity Day

"We must deliberately be united as one, and take the agonizing yet liberating step of reconciliation, opening ourselves to one another, so that the world may be convinced that we are truly living for God."

With respect and love, I welcome the citizens, leaders, the representatives of the local churches of Leányfalu, and everyone who has felt called upon to join this community in celebration!

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