Complex sentence: On 22 March Balog wrote to the Ambassador of the United States, stating that he had immediately admitted his mistake in honoring Szaniszló; he countered that the Government of the United States had made the same error as Hungary in preparing to honor Egyptian Samira Ibrahim.
Split into simpler sentences: On 22 March Balog wrote to the Ambassador of the United States, stating that he had immediately admitted his mistake in honoring Szaniszló. Balog countered that the Government of the United States had made the same error as Hungary in preparing to honor Egyptian Samira Ibrahim.