FM: Hungary has a vested interest in preserving stable cooperation with Russia
Minister Szijjártó said the government rejected all forms of pressure aimed at forcing Hungary to stop all cooperation with Russia.
Minister Szijjártó said the government rejected all forms of pressure aimed at forcing Hungary to stop all cooperation with Russia.
Minister Szijjártó met Sergei Lavrov on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session.
Alexander Novak said that despite the international sanctions, Russia is able to complete maintenance on the TurkStream gas pipeline and Hungary’s natural gas supplies will remain undisturbed in the upcoming...
As a member of the European Space Agency, Hungary aims to maintain extensive and balanced cooperation with its foreign partners.
Gergely Gulyás said it is in the interest of Hungary and Europe as a whole to maintain dialogue with Russia, just as it was in their interest to strengthen economic ties “as far as possible within the current framework”.
The foreign minister said the Hungarian government aims to further strengthen a recent “wave of dialogue between Western allies and Russia” to ease tensions.
Hungary and Russia have jointly been tackling the challenges brought about by the coronavirus pandemic and the energy crisis, Viktor Orbán said in Moscow, while also calling his visit a peace mission.
The talks will also touch on progress in the upgrade of the Paks nuclear plant, food and space industry, and cooperation in air and railway transport.
Hungary views Russia as a strategically important partner in the areas of economic cooperation, energy security and the protection against the coronavirus pandemic.
The prime minister said that Hungary aimed to keep its policies on Russia and Ukraine separate.
Due to vaccine purchases and the long-term gas supply agreement, “it is not an exaggeration to say that 2021 was the most successful year” in Hungarian-Russian relations.
Péter Szijjártó said Hungary had “profited greatly” from high-level healthcare cooperation with Russia.
“To ensure Hungary’s long-term stable, predictable energy supply, a decision has been taken to reach a new long-term gas supply agreement with Russia,” Péter Szijjártó said.