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FM: Bulgaria will ensure continued transit of natural gas to Hungary
Minister Szijjártó called it highly important that countries along the route of the Turk Stream gas pipeline continue to ensure the transit of deliveries.
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Speeches and Remarks
Press statement by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán following his meeting with President of Bulgaria Rumen Radev
20 December 2024, Sofia (София)
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FM: Bulgaria offers to help Hungary
Minister Szijjártó said he had reviewed the situation that had arisen due to Ukraine’s “unacceptable” move to render Lukoil’s crude oil transits to Hungary and Slovakia impossible.
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President Sulyok: Hungarians and Bulgarians are bound by a shared destiny
The president noted that dozens of Hungarian police officers were serving in Bulgaria in the framework of border police cooperation.
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FM: Hungary and Bulgaria have a close alliance in energy supply
Most of the natural gas Hungary imports is delivered via Bulgaria through the TurkStream pipeline which runs from Russia to Hungary via Turkey, Bulgaria and Serbia.
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PM Orbán holds talks with Bulgarian President
The two leaders agreed that cooperation between their countries played a key part in promoting peace and development in the region.
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FM: Hungary will veto Bulgaria's Schengen membership if “punitive tariff” on gas transits is maintained
The foreign minister said that Bulgaria’s move was “scandalous and hostile” because it endangered gas transfers to North Macedonia, Serbia and Hungary.
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Foreign Minister discusses gas cooperation with Bulgarian president
Minister Szijjártó said the Bulgarian president had assured him of his country’s readiness to cooperate.
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FM: Hungary sees development of south-east European energy infrastructure as priority
The foreign minister said energy connectedness was a regional interest also supported by the European Union.
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President Novák: Russia-Ukraine war must be brought to an end
The president said the war has been going on for almost a year, and the path towards peace was not yet in sight.
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FM: Hungary’s natural gas supplies are secure thanks to states like Bulgaria
The foreign minister said Hungary received 4.8 billion cubic meters of gas through Bulgaria last year.
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Foreign Minister strengthens Hungary's ties with Bulgaria
The foreign minister said that Hungary-Bulgaria economic ties are strengthening as top Hungarian companies boost their investments in Bulgaria.
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FM: Bulgarian ethnic minority are “important and valued members of Hungarian society"
The foreign minister said Hungary’s Bulgarian minority has parliamentary representation, and their government funding has grown four-fold over the past decade.