The Hungarian government will not retreat from its peaceful attitude and intends to continue cooperation on Russian energy sources. Hungarian diplomacy chief Péter Szijjártó spoke about it on Monday by phone with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Referring to the server Magyarnemzet.hu informs the TASR newsletter in Budapest.
According to Szijjártó Hungary does not exclude as a result of political attacks and will continue to defend its own foreign policy goals. The interest of Budapest is that the international community is directed to ceasefire and negotiations, underlining Lavrov in an interview with whom they evaluated the development of war in Ukraine and the perspective of peace negotiations.
The Hungarian Foreign Minister appreciated the negotiations of the US and Russia diplomacy chiefs and said that This is a reassuring message for Hungary. “In Central Europe, we know for sure that if Americans and Russians are in direct contact, the risk of escalation of war is lower,” He added Szijjártó, who also underlined that Hungary considers the role of Russian energy carriers still strategically important.
