The plenary meeting of the Hungarian Diaspora Council (MDT) is held in Budapest. At the opening ceremony, Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén and State Secretary János Potápi welcomed the participants.

The Ministry of Culture and Innovation was represented by Eszter Vitályos, Deputy Minister.

After two years in a state of pandemic, the leaders of the world’s Hungarians can meet again in person, and this is why it is a great honour that the Institute of Hungarian Research was able to introduce itself this year.

Prof. Dr Miklós Kásler, honorary president of our institute, was the guest of honour at the plenary session; the introductory speech was given by our Director General, Gábor Horváth-Lugossy, who reported on the most important excavations, archaeogenetic research, and the necessary paradigm shifts that have been made so far in order to provide a correct interpretation of Hungarian history.