Hungary to quit U.N. migration pact shunned by Washington


  • World
  • Wednesday, 18 Jul 2018

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia July 15, 2018. Yuri Kadobnov/Pool via REUTERS

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary will quit a U.N. migration pact before its final approval, it said on Wednesday, calling the agreement a "threat to the world".

The Global Compact For Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration was approved on Friday by all 193 U.N. member nations except the United States, which pulled out last year.

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