"We are grateful to President Donald Trump and the Republican administration for this, because the Paks upgrade project guarantees Hungary’s long-term energy security and maintains regulated utility prices," Minister Szijjártó said.
Minister Szijjártó said the Ukrainian foreign ministry claimed yesterday that Hungarians did not have the right to decide in respect of Ukraine's EU bid.
Minister Szijjártó acknowledged Turkey's role in ensuring Hungary's secure energy supply, noting that Hungary took delivery of over 21 million cubic metres of gas a day through the TurkStream pipeline.
Minister Szijjártó said that if he had to summarise the difference between this year’s summit and the ones in the last three years in just two words, he would say "Donald...
Minister Szijjártó said it was important that allied countries now made a commitment to spend 5 percent of GDP on defense in two categories within 10 years, also in line with Trump's proposal.
The foreign minister said the interests of Hungarians in Transylvania "are best served" with RMDSZ representatives in government.
The foreign minister spoke with his Qatari counterpart by phone on Monday following an attack Iran launched on Qatari territory.
"No amount of pressure from Brussels can force us to give up our stance on the protection of Transcarpathian Hungarians," Minister Szijjártó said.
Minister Szijjártó said the proposal by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky would put the energy security of both Hungary and Slovakia at risk while raising utilities costs "by a brutal degree".
Minister Szijjártó said the latest plans by von der Leyen and Zelensky involved banning Russian crude oil and natural gas purchases by Hungary, which would quickly result in an increase in utility fees.
Minister Szijjártó said that "the von der Leyen-Zelensky plan" would bring about the risk of energy prices doubling in Hungary.
Minister Szijjártó said that evacuating Hungarians who had asked for help amid escalating fighting in the Middle East was a complex operation warranting thorough planning.
The foreign minister warned that, if the plan was implemented, the cost of Hungary's energy supply would climb by an annual EUR 2bn, causing household utility bills to double or triple.