The foreign minister said Hungary was open and straightforward about its unwillingness to abandon its energy supply security, adding that the government protected the national interest first and foremost.
Currently, European gas reserves are less than 30 percent full, and gas prices have grown six-fold over the past 18 months.
The Hungarian government welcomes MOL’s acquisition in Poland and that Polish investors have appeared in Hungary.
The foreign minister has praised close cooperation between Hungary and France in the areas of energy security and the fight against terrorism.
But if relations are good, Hungary wins.
The Foreign Minister has said that Hungary’s gas supplies are already secured for 2020 even if a new Russian-Ukrainian agreement falls through.
Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, said that Hungary is prepared for the upcoming challenges facing its energy supply.
The foreign minister said that in the future Hungarian-Bulgarian economic relations will be centered around energy supply
President Áder said that regional infrastructure projects, transport corridors, energy security and the Three Seas Initiative had featured high on the agenda during talks
PM Orbán stressed that regional energy networks must become more closely interconnected, and this will enable the end of excessive reliance on Russian gas
“This is the first opportunity in the past few decades that Hungary can buy large volumes of gas from a non-Russian source,” Hungary's foreign minister said. He hailed the cooperation agreement as “historic progress towards Hungary’s energy security”
The close cooperation between the two countries are certainly good for feeding political rumors. But on what gas would Hungarian industry run today, what fuel would Hungarian households use for heating if the gas purchase agreement had expired at the end of 2015, Hungary's foreign minister said
The new minister was sworn in during a session of parliament on Tuesday and was congratulated by the prime minister, members of government and the group leaders of the parliamentary parties