Zoltán Kovács briefed the French press on the Hungarian government and parliament’s rejection of the planned EU directive to levy a global minimum tax against multinational companies.
Zoltán Kovács said Hungary will also continue to stand up for its own interests, especially in energy policy.
Zoltán Kovács said the success of Viktor Orbán’s government and support for his conservative policies “is more and more of a sore point for our critics”.
There is no safe physical alternative for Russian oil shipments, not only up until the end of this year but in the foreseeable future as well, Zoltán Kovács said.
Zoltán Kovács, State Secretary for International Communications and Relations, said Hungary won't get on board with the European Union's plan to ban Russian oil imports in its current form because it is "against Hungarian national energy security."
Speaking on the BBC, Zoltán Kovács said the proposal is "unacceptable" and would "ruin the Hungarian economy".
Zoltán Kovács said that any of the current proposals aimed at banning Russian imports would bring the Hungarian economy to a halt and render the everyday lives of Hungarians untenable.
“We do not support them {the embargoes],” said Zoltán Kovács, State Secretary for International Communications and Relations, in a Facebook post.
“Hungary stands on the side of peace, similarly to all countries neighboring Ukraine,” Zoltán Kovács said.
Zoltan Kovács said Hungary will not send weapons or troops to Ukraine “under a mandate the Hungarian people has given to the government”.
Zoltán Kovács said Hungary supports peace, and its government will resist all pressure to deliver weapons to Ukraine.
In an interview with Sky News Arabia on Friday, Hungary’s international spokesman said Hungary is in favor of peace and that the country’s interest is to stay out of this war; therefore, it will not send soldiers or weapons to the battlefields.
This is the largest humanitarian aid operation ever in Hungary, the government’s international spokesperson said in an interview with MSNBC.