PM Orbán: No one should die on the front line at Christmas
"While we swim in international waters, the Hungarian pool is paramount; we must keep that tidy, first and foremost," PM Orbán said.
"While we swim in international waters, the Hungarian pool is paramount; we must keep that tidy, first and foremost," PM Orbán said.
Sándor Pintér said that it was of "historic" importance that the Schengen integration process of Bulgaria and Romania had been completed.
The prime minister said "someone wants to involve Hungary in a hot conflict ... and make Hungary a target."
The EU affairs minister said Hungary's EU presidency has been "distinctive, active and strategic, and an unquestionable success".
The two countries reached a "strategic milestone" this year, when Hungary became the first non-neighbouring country to which Turkey exports natural gas.
The prime minister and Erdogan will discuss current international affairs, including the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, chances of peace, and bilateral matters.
Hungary supported the Schengen accession of Bulgaria and Romania as early as 2011 when it first held the EU presidency.
"We proposed a Christmas ceasefire and a significant exchange of prisoners of war. Regrettably, Ukrainian President Zelensky point-blank rejected this (proposal) ... We have done what we were able to," PM Orbán said.
Viktória Ferenc said she hoped that the Ukrainian government and Ukraine's minorities could "cooperate constructively" to restore minority rights in their country.
The foreign minister said Putin made it clear that Russia is committed to maintaining energy cooperation and guaranteeing Hungary's energy supply,
The prime minister and Putin discussed ongoing tensions in the Middle East in connection with the recent developments in Syria.
Hungary's government shared a cautiously optimistic outlook on peace in Ukraine during today’s Government Info session.
The prime minister said the world was on the verge of fundamental changes, arguing that the liberal world order had come to an end, and the winners of the new era would be those who fully realised their potential.