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Sweden’s NATO ratificaton on agenda at Hungary-Türkiye summit
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Hungary-Türkiye energy cooperation and the ratification of Sweden’s NATO accession were on the agenda of talks in Budapest between Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said on Sunday.
Hungary and Türkiye have maintained a strategic partnership, while the sides agreed earlier to build an even closer cooperation, Szijjártó said.
To that end, Erdogan will again visit Budapest on 18 December to attend a meeting of the high-level strategic council and sign an agreement under which the two countries would cooperate as key strategic partners and provide mutual aid in emergency situations, he added.
“This shows the dedication of both countries to enhancing cooperation and the fact that both countries clearly profit from this mutual cooperation,” he said.
“Unfortunately, there have been several events recently that make such agreements timely and justified,” he added.
“Türkiye plays an extremely important and indispensable role in securing Hungary’s energy supplies, considering that a significant part of natural gas supplies arrive in Hungary through the TurkStream pipeline,” Szijjártó said.
Türkiye’s role as a transit country will grow even further after the the Hungary-Azerbaijan natural gas transport agreement enters into force and after Turkmen exports start in the direction of Europe,” he added.
Mr. Erdogan may be an authoritarian, however he is also undisputedly excellent at politics and power games. Turkiye always manages it´s international affairs incredibly well. Mr. Szijjártó had better handle this one with care!