European leaders pay tributes to Jimmy Carter

ANKARA (AA) – World leaders paid tribute to former US President Jimmy Carter, highlighting his lifelong dedication to peace, democracy and humanitarian causes.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban highlighted Carter’s contribution to Hungary during a challenging time.

“By returning the Holy Crown to the people of Hungary at the end of the 70s, he gave freedom-loving Hungarians hope in a hopeless time,” Orban said on X, emphasizing Carter’s enduring significance to Hungary.

Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris described Carter on X as a “global statesman and human rights pioneer” who served with “distinction and decency.”

He praised Carter’s role in fostering peace, particularly in the Middle East, and as a “respected voice” on the path to the Good Friday Agreement in Ireland.

“The world has lost a great humanitarian, the United States has lost a great president, and a family has lost a wonderful, decent man,” Harris said.

British Foreign Secretary David Lammy called Carter “a lifelong champion of rights, democracy, and global health.”

“Few statesmen have achieved as much out of office as in. The Carter Center’s work is a powerful, enduring legacy,” he said on X.

Carter, the 39th president of the United States, served from 1977 to 1981. He died Sunday at the age of 100 at his home in Plains, Georgia.

His commitment to peace, exemplified through his Nobel Peace Prize-winning efforts and decades of humanitarian work, was universally recognized by these leaders.