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It is in the national interest to maintain stable, predictable, and fair cooperation between Hungary and Russia, and the government rejects any pressure to end this, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó underlined in a statement issued by the Ministry in Skopje, Macedonia on Thursday.
Following talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, the Hungarian Minister said that it remains in the national interest to maintain bilateral cooperation in certain areas. “We are implementing our foreign policy on the basis of national interest. We do not accept any pressure from outside, and therefore
we will continue to cooperate with Russia in the coming period in the same way as we have done so far in securing Hungary’s energy supply,”
he stressed.
He welcomed the fact that the expansion of the Paks nuclear power plant is progressing well. “It remains a realistic goal (…) to connect the new units of the Paks nuclear power plant to the grid in the early 2030s,” he underlined.
As the statement reads, Sergey Lavrov assured that Russia and Russian companies will fully meet their obligations under the contracts signed and will deliver the necessary gas and oil on schedule. “Thus, (…) Hungary’s natural gas supply will continue to be guaranteed, despite the extra tax imposed by the Bulgarians on gas to be delivered to Hungary, Serbia, and northern Macedonia through Bulgaria,” he said.
Péter Szijjártó also noted that
during their talks he had informed his Russian counterpart that Hungary remained committed to peace in Ukraine.
“It is important for us that weapons should not be firing in our region, but rather that peace talks should finally begin. (…) Hungary is standing up in all international organizations for keeping the channels of communication open, for a ceasefire as soon as possible and for the start of peace talks,” he pointed out.
Via MTI, Featured image: Facebook/Szijjártó Péter