The foreign minister argued that Europe faced extraordinary economic and security challenges, so stability and peace in the Western Balkans had never been more important.
Minister Szijjártó said the EU was “in bad shape”, with its security, economy and energy supplies weakened.
“Europe does not need another security challenge, and the Western Balkans’ peace and stability is crucial," the foreign minister said.
“Hungary finds it unacceptable that delays to the enlargement process may end up weakening the European Union,” Lőrinc Nacsa said.
The president added that it is very important that the countries of the region join the European Union as soon as possible.
The foreign minister made the remarks on Facebook following clashes in Kosovo in which KFOR peacekeepers, including Hungarian soldiers, came under attack.
Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, said Hungary is a staunch supporter of the European integration of the Western Balkans.
Zsolt Németh said that the Council of Europe was compiling a report on the losses caused by Russia’s military aggression.
Topics focused on EU integration of Serbia and the Western Balkans, bilateral relations, and the war in Ukraine.
Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, said that one of the roots of the EU’s “many ailments” was the “failure of the enlargement process”.
The foreign minister said that Europe was facing “grave security, economic and energy supply crises” because of the sanctions imposed on Russia in response to the war in Ukraine.
During a two-day meeting of NATO defense ministers in Brussels, Minister Szalay-Bobrovniczky said ministers reviewed the state of strengthening defenses of the alliance’s eastern flank.
The president said the integration of the Western Balkans was in the interest of all of Europe.