Hungary foreign minister: vacation on tycoon's yacht is 'my private life'


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  • Wednesday, 26 Aug 2020

FILE PHOTO: Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto attends a news conference at the Itamaraty Palace in Brasilia, Brazil October 8, 2019. REUTERS/Adriano Machado/File Photo

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto rejected allegations of corruption and calls for his resignation on Tuesday, speaking to the media for the first time after he was photographed aboard the yacht of a government-friendly tycoon more than a week ago.

The 41-year-old, Prime Minister Viktor Orban's top diplomat for six years, vacationed in the Adriatic off the Croatian coast aboard the 21 million euro ($25 million) yacht, the Lady MRD, according to an investigation by website Atlatszo.hu.

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