Ukraine’s newly appointed Foreign Minister, Andrii Sybiha, is set to visit Budapest next week for a pivotal meeting with his Hungarian counterpart, Péter Szijjártó. Among the topics of discussion will be the controversial Ukrainian minority law. This diplomatic exchange follows former Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba’s statements linking bilateral issues to Russian aggression.
Next week Ukraine’s new Foreign Minister, Andrii Sybiha, will visit Budapest, as announced by Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó on Index. Szijjártó mentioned that the meeting, to take place next week, will also cover the Ukrainian minority law.
In an earlier interview in the Hungarian media former Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba stated that ‘all issues in Hungarian-Ukrainian relations can be traced back to Russian aggression’. He, on the other hand, also noted the importance of Péter Szijjártó emphasizing his support for Ukraine’s territorial integrity and sovereignty. Therefore, it will be interesting to see what comes out of the planned meeting with Kuleba’s successor.
The Hungarian foreign minister is currently in New York for the 79th session of the UN General Assembly. While there he has met with his Chadian counterpart to sign an agreement about a 200 million euro aid credit programme that Hungary is granting to the African country. In his Facebook post Péter Szijjártó said the programme would benefit ‘both Hungarian companies and the African people’.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was originally scheduled to travel to the US city, but cancelled all his international engagements due to the flooding.
Szijjártó will hold several bilateral meetings in the coming days, highlighting discussions with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. In a Facebook post, he wrote that this would benefit ‘both Hungarian companies and the African people’.
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