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Fedir Sándor’s letter of recognition for the ambassadorship has not been signed for several months, Szabad Európa reports.
In March, it became known that a volunteer soldier from Transcarpathia (former part of Hungary, now Ukraine), a former professor at the National University of Uzhgorod (Ungvár), could become Ukraine’s ambassador to Budapest. He has not yet been able to take up his post, as
the letter of acceptance is still pending with Hungarian President, Katalin Novák,
it is said. According to the newspaper’s diplomatic sources, the pace of the signing depends on the relations between the two countries. Between allies or when an experienced diplomatic candidate is involved, the process takes one to two months, they added.
It was stressed that the three-month wait is not an isolated case, as for example, Hungary’s ambassador, István Íjgyártó, waited several months for a commitment from Kiev in 2018.
According to Szabad Európa Radio, if a country does not accept an ambassadorial appointment for an extended period of time, it may also mean that it does not approve the person in question as an ambassador.
“Regardless of Hungary, we do not comment on the issue of ambassadorial appointments – only after the relevant presidential decrees have been issued,” Oleg Nikolenko, spokesman for the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, told the portal.
Ukrainian MP, Solomiia Bobrovska, said the delay in appointing ambassadors is undoubtedly “a political moment for both the Ukrainian and Hungarian sides, both should be appointed.” She believes that diplomatic relations between Hungary and Ukraine are gradually stabilizing. This is also shown by the fact that Ukraine will soon pass a law extending the right to study in the languages of EU minorities until September 1, 2024, she said.
It is obvious that this was done for the Hungarian minority. So it shows again and again how Kiev is ready to compromise, while Budapest cuts us off from NATO and the EU,”
underlined Solomiia Bobrovska.
A question from the site also reached Fedir Sándor, who stated:
I am on the front line now. I have no information on this matter.”
Via Szabad Európa, Featured image via Twitter/Fedir Shandor
