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The authors deal with the relationship between Hungarians living in Hungary and their minorities in the neighbouring countries, mainly in connection to disputes about the Hungarian national and supporting policy in the 1990s. The elaboration of the part of the new strategy of national consciousness and national politics pertaining to foreign affairs initiated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs forms the background of their argument. The study clarifies the characteristics of the Hungarian national consciousness, outlines the changes in Hungarian national politics and the policy towards Hungarians over the last years.