May 30, 2017
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| Photo: Gergely Botár/kormany.hu | 
In Budapest’s Parliament Building on Tuesday, Prime Minister Viktor 
Orbán and Chaldean Catholic Patriarch of Babylon Louis Raphaël I Sako 
concluded an agreement on Government funding for the repair of homes in 
Tesqopa, Iraq.
       
      
Before the official signing of the document, the Prime Minister’s Press Chief Bertalan Havasi told reporters:
“In accordance with the Government Decree on providing support to 
persecuted Christians in the Middle Eastern region, the Hungarian 
government is helping to ensure that Christian families can continue to 
live in the land of their birth and return to their homes.
“In line with this goal, the Hungarian government has decided to 
provide 580 million forints (EUR 1.9 million) in funding towards the 
repair of damaged homes in the city of Tesqopa.”
In March the Cabinet decided to provide 580 million forints in 
funding towards the repair of damaged homes in the Iraqi city, in the 
interests of supporting persecuted Christians in the Middle East.
