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Foreign Minister holds talks with Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in New York
Minister Szijjártó said Hungary wanted peace because it had been living in the shadow of the war for two and a half years now.
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FM: Hungary wants peace after living in the shadows of war
Minister Szijjártó said the West’s strategy had “failed" and the situation on the battlefield had not gone the way the Europeans and the Americans had hoped.
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Statement by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán following his meeting with Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, President of Russia
5 July 2024, Moscow (Москва)
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FM: Hungary has a vested interest in preserving stable cooperation with Russia
Minister Szijjártó said the government rejected all forms of pressure aimed at forcing Hungary to stop all cooperation with Russia.
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FM: Russia's Foreign Minister pledges to guarantee Hungary’s energy supplies
Minister Szijjártó met Sergei Lavrov on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session.
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Foreign Minister discusses Hungary-Russia energy cooperation with Russian Deputy PM
Alexander Novak said that despite the international sanctions, Russia is able to complete maintenance on the TurkStream gas pipeline and Hungary’s natural gas supplies will remain undisturbed in the upcoming period.
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FM: Hungary and Russia sign letter of intent in field of space research
As a member of the European Space Agency, Hungary aims to maintain extensive and balanced cooperation with its foreign partners.
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Gulyás: It's in Europe's interest to maintain dialogue with Russia
Gergely Gulyás said it is in the interest of Hungary and Europe as a whole to maintain dialogue with Russia, just as it was in their interest to strengthen economic ties “as far as possible within the current framework”.
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FM: East-west dialogue is only way to ease Russia tension
The foreign minister said the Hungarian government aims to further strengthen a recent “wave of dialogue between Western allies and Russia” to ease tensions.
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PM Orbán: Visit to Moscow is a peace mission
Hungary and Russia have jointly been tackling the challenges brought about by the coronavirus pandemic and the energy crisis, Viktor Orbán said in Moscow, while also calling his visit a peace mission.
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FM: Hungary-Russia talks to focus on energy and economy
The talks will also touch on progress in the upgrade of the Paks nuclear plant, food and space industry, and cooperation in air and railway transport.
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FM: Hungary views Russia as a strategically important partner
Hungary views Russia as a strategically important partner in the areas of economic cooperation, energy security and the protection against the coronavirus pandemic.
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PM Orbán to meet Putin in Russia early next year
The prime minister said that Hungary aimed to keep its policies on Russia and Ukraine separate.