Budapest-Vienna, Friday 24 February 2023
Hungarian and Austrian political and social organizations joined forces to defend Austria’s neutrality and to achieve Hungary’s neutrality, they announced on Friday simultaneously in Vienna and Budapest.
The Hungarian Forum for Peace movement and the Austrian Social Coalition for Peace and Neutrality made this decision because the Western powers, in alliance with the anti-Russian political forces in Austria and Hungary, want to turn their countries against Russia and drag them into conflict. In Austria, a political attack was launched for the amendment of the constitution declaring neutrality, and in Hungary, neutrality aspirations are portrayed as “betrayal of the West”. They want to convince us that there is no block-independent third way. But there is! Therefore, we call on Hungarians and Austrians to insist on peace and to stand up for the sovereignty and self-determination of Austria and Hungary, demanding neutrality.
“It has become an obsession of NATO’s leading powers that they can defeat Russia by escalating the conflict in Ukraine and dragging in those who want to stay out of it. They send offensive weapons to Ukraine and cherish plans to open a “second front”. It is said more and more often that Russia must be occupied and dismembered. Pressure is put on Austria to abandon its neutrality and side with the pro-war. They want to force Hungary, as their NATO ally, to take up arms against the Russians and become part of their conquering plans. It is characteristic of the moral state of the Western system of alliance that it wants to defeat Russia rather than recognize its right to a secure existence. We reject NATO’s peace, Pax Americana, because we want East-West reconciliation and peace. We believe in the principle of indivisibility of security. No one has the right to assert their own security at the expense of the security of others, as is being done with NATO’s eastern expansion.
We are convinced that the key to a peaceful solution lies in satisfying Russia’s legitimate security demands. In order for them to respect our safety, we must recognize theirs! We want neutrality, an active policy of neutrality for Peace instead of the war policy of the Western powers.
We are fighting so that confrontation be replaced by an order of peaceful cooperation based on mutual respect, equality, and mutual interests.
Therefore, the Hungarian Forum for Peace and the Austrian Social Coalition for Peace and Neutrality enter into political cooperation for the benefit of the two peoples and Europe. Our association is open to everyone who cares about our common cause.+++
Signatory organizations and individuals from Austria
·Selbstbestimmtes Österreich
·Antiimperialistische Koordination
·Freie Linke Österreich
·Franz Piribauer, Koordinator Diem25 Wien 1
·Willi Langthaler, Aktivist und Autor
·Kerstin Bartel, Lehrerin, Wien
·Hilde Grammel, Mitglied der KPÖ und Lobauaktivistin
·Hubert Thurnhofer, Chefredakteur ethos.at
·Stefan Krizmanich, Einzelhändler und Bürger
·Ortwin Rosner, Philosoph
·Daniela Maria Span, Künstlerin
·Elisabeth Lindner-Riegler, pensionierte AHS-Lehrerin
·Wolfgang Friedhuber, pensionierter IT-Experte
·Claudia Heilig, Ärztin
·Ernst Hammel, Naturwissenschaftler
·Waltraud Schauer, Friedensaktivistin
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Signatory organizations and individuals from Hungary
Association for the Rule of Law
Hungarian Anti-Fascist League
Labor Party
Hungarian Community for Peace
István Balog
Tibor Bognár
József Hajdú
Balázs Hetényi
Tamás Hirschler
Ferenc Kleinheincz
Gyöngyi Krajcsovicz
József Zsolt Nagy
László Petráss
István Salga
Endre Simó
Gyula Thurmer
Mnyerczán Sándorné
Tóth Vladimir nyugállományú őrnagy
Bence Károly
dr. Eszter Fórizs
Pál Ferenc Komoró
Wida Sándor Västerås
Stregova Eléisabeth Budapest
Vörös László Pécs
Lóránt Károly Budapest
Csóri Erzsébet Budapest
Orosz Péter Törtel
Triffárkosi Miklós Tatabánya
Balla Zoltán Budapest
Szabóné Harmath Edit Kisapostag
Gonda Péter Attila Budapest
Román Anna Bondy
Major László Nagymaros
Balázs Judit Budapest
Tóth Péter Nyergesújfalu
vitéz Vörösváczky Csaba Szilárd Kalocsa
Pócs Alfréd Eger
Pályi Patrik Budapest
Havasi Helén Kiskunmajsa
Király Zoltán Budapest
Drechsler Ágnes Budapest
Hurai Józsefné Budaörs
Szilvásy Margit Budapest
Dóka József Budapest
Dérföldi Lívia Budapest
Balogh Tibor Debrecen
Barkó Zoltánná Budapest
Borsia Éva Budapest
Pethő Tibor Sladkovicovo (Diószegh)
Petik János Balassagyarmat
Artner Annamária Budapest
Tarsoly Antal Hévízgyörk
Horváth Pál Érd
Teszáűrovics Miklós Miskolc
Sebestyén István Zürich
Csákvári József Budapest
Kincsesné Salca Mária Budakalász
Szták Ábel Sárospatak
Kőszegi Tamás Sáránd
Kovács Ferenc Budapest
Kóródi Péter Ózd
Pásztor Zsolt Nyírpazony
Mészáros Mihály Budapest
Szabó János Zsolt Nyíregyháza
Nikodemusz László Giengen
Trényi Péterné Budapest
Benyovszky Gábor Budapest
Vágó JutkaMargit Budapest
Szabó Sándor Balatonfüred
Zádori Norbert Nagyváty
Balázs Árpád Bezeréd
Király György Oroszlány
Gazdag Nóra Sopron
dr. Gyeney Mária Balatongyaród
Barlai Ferenc Tatabánya
Vida Zsolt Budapest
Takácsné Patai Judit Miskolc
Csója József Bakonszeg
Zsolnai Gábor Dunaharaszti
Magyar Békekör 