Nearly 150 million forints of public money was spent on Péter Szijjártó's trips to Japan and Azerbaijan

In 2021, Péter Szijjártó spent 143.5 million HUF of public funds on a trip to East Asia, which included stops in Japan and Azerbaijan. The details of the trip were revealed after a lengthy legal battle. The reported costs do not include the military flight back to Budapest from Baku. During the trip, Szijjártó held discussions in Osaka, Kyoto, and Tokyo, with accommodation expenses totaling 6 million HUF. The flight costs amounted to 139.2 million HUF for the Budapest-Osaka-Tokyo route and 4.2 million HUF for the Tokyo-Baku leg. On the return flight, he switched to a military aircraft, which also carried other state officials and representatives from private companies.