Viktória Ferenc said she hoped that the Ukrainian government and Ukraine's minorities could "cooperate constructively" to restore minority rights in their country.
The deputy prime minister said that what gives humankind a wealth of values is the diversity of nations and nationalities.
Tamás Menczer also called on the European Union to put the issue on its agenda and “take meaningful steps” aimed at restoring the rights of Ukrainian Hungarians.
Zsolt Németh has welcomed the “milestone” of the Venice Commission’s report on Ukraine’s minority law.
Olivér Várhelyi said countries wishing to join the EU need to be helped in fully embracing EU values, and their commitments need to be enshrined into national law.
The foreign minister said the decision to invite Ukraine’s foreign minister undermined the principle of unity within NATO.
The foreign minister said that Hungary could not support Ukraine’s Transatlantic and European integration as long as ethnic Hungarian schools were “at risk” in the country.
Gergely Gulyás said that “each Hungarian bears responsibility for each and every Hungarian regardless of where they live in the world”.
The foreign minister said the Hungarian government was upholding its position on the matter.
Kinga Gál said in a statement that the EC “did not take the initiative seriously, even though it is risking its own credibility and the trust of citizens.”
Deutsch called the agreement reached at this week’s EU summit in Brussels a “joint European achievement”.
The foreign minister said Hungary actively protects the rights of its ethnic kin beyond the borders.
The Venice Commission called on Ukraine to scrap passages of its law concerning the use of ethnic minority languages that discriminate between Ukrainian and minority languages.