FM: Closing of natural gas or crude delivery routes is 'unacceptable'
Minister Szijjártó said that all countries had the sovereign right to decide from what source and via which route they buy and access the energy needed for their operations.
Minister Szijjártó said that all countries had the sovereign right to decide from what source and via which route they buy and access the energy needed for their operations.
Levente Magyar said the plan includes a cross-border motorway connection, a new crossing for lorries and related road developments.
Tamás Menczer said the European Commission should take action to protect member states.
“They’re trying to destroy those who support peace, using every possible means," said Tamás Menczer.
Ukraine’s decision to stop Russian oil company Lukoil’s crude oil transits had severely endangered energy supplies for Hungary and Slovakia.
The action plan includes proposals for developing economic cooperation and creating special economic zones on either side of the border.
The prime minister suggested that Ukraine put forward an action plan that would be beneficial for Ukraine’s negotiations in the EU accession process as well as for the Hungarian minority.
Zelensky expressed his gratitude to Hungary for its humanitarian support for Ukraine, underlining that he believed that saving lives was the most important consideration.
The prime minister wished Ukraine success and said he had come to Kyiv to achieve progress in bilateral ties.
“Peace is important not only for Ukraine but for the whole of Europe," PM Orbán said
2 July 2024, Kyiv (Київ)
The foreign minister said the EU was willing to carry on crossing red lines, referring to a proposal by the EU’s foreign policy chief on training Ukrainian soldiers on Ukrainian territory as well as in other countries.
Minister Szijjártó reiterated Hungary’s position that respecting the rights of national minorities in Ukraine should be set as a criterion before “any further steps” could be taken.