FM: Hungary supports Bosnia and Herzegovina’s EU accession
Both countries see energy security as a priority, and the TurkStream gas pipeline is key for both of them, Minister Szijjártó said.
Both countries see energy security as a priority, and the TurkStream gas pipeline is key for both of them, Minister Szijjártó said.
Minister Szijjártó highlighted the geopolitical appreciation of the Eastern Partnership program and urged the earliest enlargement of the EU as well as promoting closer ties with countries in the region.
The foreign minister has confirmed that Hungary is committed to supporting the Eastern Partnership program and Moldova’s European integration.
The foreign minister said Hungary will continue to make every effort to advance the EU accession of Western Balkan countries, which is in Hungary’s economic, strategic and security interests.
The migration crisis at the Turkey-Greece border was also discussed, as well as political challenges facing the European People’s Party, of which both Fidesz and VMRO are members.
Levente Magyar said Hungary would find it unacceptable were Serbia and Montenegro not to become EU members by 2025.
European commissioner for enlargement and neighborhood policy, Olivér Várhelyi has said the European Union must offer the Balkan countries a credible outlook for joining the bloc.
Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, said the two countries are “basically” ready to join the bloc, which is also in the EU’s political, economic and security interest.
The Foreign Minister has said that Europe as a whole has a vested interest in North Macedonia and other Western Balkans countries joining the European Union as soon as possible.
The FM said Hungary continues to support border defense with a 30-strong police mission on the Greek-North Macedonian border.
In addition to the enlargement of the EU, the minister further stressed the importance of NATO accession aspirations