Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar declared on Wednesday in Warsaw after meeting with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk that the member states of the European Union have the sovereign right to decide on their energy direction. The Warsaw correspondent TASR informs about it.
- Péter Magyar in Warsaw declared the sovereign right of states to energy direction.
- Magyar responded to Tusk’s criticism of countries taking Russian energy raw materials.
- The Hungarian Prime Minister praised Poland’s experience with diversification of resources and independence.
- Magyar announced his interest in closer cooperation with Poland in the field of energy security.
- Donald Tusk emphasized that complete energy independence conditions the true sovereignty of states.
He was responding to a question regarding Tusk’s criticism of countries consuming Russian raw materials. However, he added that he appreciates Poland’s experience in resource diversification and wants to cooperate more closely with the country on the topic of energy security.
The Polish Prime Minister acknowledged that it is an individual decision of each state, but emphasized that energy independence is a basic condition of sovereignty. “Only complete energy independence can guarantee the true and real sovereignty of our states,” Tusk said. According to Tusk, Poland is ready to support the development of energy infrastructure and other projects that would strengthen the energy security of the region, including Hungary.
