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,
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.
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.
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.
New Director-General at Sándor Palace
Dr. Tamás Sulyok, President of Hungary, appointed Dr. István Szilveszter Timár as Director General of Sándor Palace.
The lawyer and diplomat will took up his duties on 29 November 2024.
Qatar's Prime Minister receives Hungarian state award
Dr. Tamás Sulyok, President of Hungary, received the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of the State of Qatar, who is on an official visit to Hungary, at Sándor Palace.
The Hungarian Head of State awarded Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani with the Grand Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit in recognition of his work in deepening Hungarian-Qatari political and economic relations and the peaceful settlement of armed conflicts.
Reception of judges at Sándor Palace
President of Hungary Dr. Tamás Sulyok received the 102 judges appointed this year by the Metropolitan Court of Appeal, the National Office for the Judiciary and 18 courts of law at a ceremony at Sándor Palace.
Malta’s Deputy Prime Minister at Sándor Palace
Dr. Tamás Sulyok, President of Hungary, received Mr. Ian Borg, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Foreign and European Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Malta, at Sándor Palace.
During the cordial meeting, the parties reviewed the current state of relations between the two countries, with a special focus on the details of cooperation in the European Union.
Welcome speech by Tamás Sulyok at the opening event of the World Science Forum
„The past is beyond our reach, but we are still the masters of the future.”
Dear Mr Presidents, Mr Deputy Director General and Mr Chief Executive Officer!
Dear Participants of the World Science Forum!
Hungarian-Kazakh Head of State meeting
Dr. Tamás Sulyok, President of Hungary, received Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Kemeluly Tokayev at Sándor Palace.
During the working lunch, the Heads of State agreed that a shared history, identical perspectives and an identical worldview characterise the excellent relations between the two countries.
Appointment to the position of State Secretary at Sándor Palace
Dr. Tamás Sulyok - on a proposal by the Prime Minister - appointed Lőrinc Nacsa, Member of Parliament of the Christian Democratic People’s Party, as Secretary of State for Nation Policy of the Prime Minister's Office with effect from 15 November 2024.
Following the swearing-in ceremony at Sándor Palace, the Head of State wished the new State Secretary good endeavours and much success in further strengthening the nation’s unity.
Lajos Kósa visits the Head of State
Today, the President of Hungary hosted Lajos Kósa, Chairman of the National Assembly's Committee on Defence and Law Enforcement, at Sándor Palace.
Lajos Kósa reported on the details of the committee's work and its current tasks.
Welcome speech delivered by Dr. Tamás Sulyok, President of Hungary, on Hungarian Lawyers’ Day
"Even with the best laws and the best judiciary, justice is incomplete without high-minded, respectable legal professionals."
Dear Mr President!
Ladies and Gentlemen of the Bar!
With love and respect, I welcome you all to Hungarian Lawyers’ Day with a thought from Károly Csemegi.
Hungary’s Head of State received the Vice-President of the Slovak National Council
Dr. Tamás Sulyok, President of Hungary, hosted Peter Žiga, Deputy Speaker of the Slovak National Council, at Sándor Palace.
As members of the Visegrád Cooperation, the two countries have demonstrated on several occasions that they share a common interest in the security and prosperity of the region.
In this spirit, Hungary is strengthening its bilateral dialogue with Slovakia.