Two months after his controversial visit to the Belarusian capital Minsk, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has traveled to Moscow for negotiations. According to Szijjarto, the talks with the deputy prime minister and the general director of the core company Rosatom are about Hungary’s energy security.
The Hungarian minister states on his Facebook page: “Europe’s energy supply has weathered the winter well thanks to the mild weather. However, the International Energy Agency’s warning is clear: the revival of China’s economy and the associated radical increase in energy demand, coupled with the exceptionally slow development of European energy infrastructure, will lead to real problems this coming winter. ”
To ensure Hungary’s energy security, supplies of natural gas, oil and fuel rods for the Paks nuclear power plant must be secured and sanctions against the Russian nuclear industry must be averted, Szijjarto continued. And it was precisely on these topics that talks with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Nowak and Rosatom boss Alexei Lichatschow would revolve, it was said.
Hungary’s position in the war in Ukraine
EU and NATO member Hungary follows its own strategy with regard to the Russian offensive war in neighboring Ukraine. Prime Minister Viktor Orban condemned Russian aggression without criticizing Russian President Vladimir Putin by name. Before the war, Orban maintained close ties with both Putin and Belarusian ruler Alexander Lukashenko, an ally of Putin. He refuses to supply arms to Ukraine, but calls for an immediate ceasefire and peace talks.
Source: Krone
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