Foreign Minister welcomes NATO assistance program for Ukraine
The foreign minister said participation in the support program will remain voluntary and it includes only non-lethal assistance.
The foreign minister said participation in the support program will remain voluntary and it includes only non-lethal assistance.
NATO has required from Ukraine the implementation of a reform program in which, at Hungary’s initiative, provisions on observing the rights of the country’s national communities had also been incorporated.
Most NATO member states show no willingness to rethink Ukraine strategy despite the lack of success seen over the past year and a half.
Hungary’s NATO membership ensures security “both for the country and its region," President Novák told reporters.
As part of the Innovation Week, Hungary will present its innovation ecosystem to the other member states.
The defense minister said Hungary fully backed an immediate ceasefire and launching peace talks.
The foreign minister said the most important objective of the summit for Hungary is reinforcing the statement that NATO is not part of the conflict and will do everything in its power to avoid an escalation.
Hungary maintains a pro-peace position in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, supporting a ceasefire and peace talks.
Minister Szalay-Bobrovniczky repeatedly called on Ukraine to meet pledges it made for a future membership with particular regard to minority rights.
Hungary’s ambassador to the United States said the Hungarian government’s basic aim is to protect Hungary and its citizens.
The defense minister said that Hungary, Bulgaria, Czechia, Estonia, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, and Slovakia were equally affected by the war in Ukraine.
Following a meeting of NATO foreign ministers, Minister Szijjártó said mutually beneficial cooperation was preferable to rivalry.
The foreign minister said it is especially bad news for central Europe since the region has always lost out whenever there was a conflict between East and West.