Hungarian foreign ministry summons Ukrainian ambassador over gas contract
The Hungarian foreign ministry has summoned Ukraine’s ambassador to protest that country’s “attempt to obstruct Hungary’s long-term gas supply”, which Hungary sees as a violation of its sovereignty, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said on Tuesday.
Szijjártó said in a Facebook post that Hungary signed a 15-year gas supply agreement with Russian energy giant Gazprom on Monday, pledging to buy 4.5 billion cubic meters of gas each year over the next decade. The deliveries would arrive via Serbia and Austria, the contract said. Read more details here: Hungary signs 15-year gas contract with Gazprom – UPDATE
In response, the Ukrainian foreign ministry issued a statement saying
it would turn to the European Commission and postpone a meeting of the Hungarian-Ukrainian economic committee.
Ukraine said the decision, which shuns Ukrainian delivery routes, violated the principles of the Hungarian-Ukrainian basic treaty of 1991.
Szijjártó called it “outrageous” that Ukraine should turn to the EC over the issue.
“Ukrainians have nothing to do with our agreements and their content,”
he said. Hungary sees it as a “gross violation of our sovereignty and national security that they try to obstruct a safe gas supply to Hungary, and so the heating of Hungarian homes and the operation of its industry,” he said.
The move is especially “unfriendly” after the support Hungary had provided to Ukraine, from deliveries of ventilators and health-care equipment, to the treatment of soldiers, children’s camps and investment support, he said.
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Source: MTI
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8 Comments
Ukraine is so slime.
Ukraine is a sorry excuse for a country. Always whining about other countries. With all of the foreign invested money, it should be in a much better state than its present archaic and simple thinking condition.
More kindergarten language from the faux hongrois above.
Ukraine is a thug state full of corrupts and extremists. They have the support of the British and Americans to destabilize the region. Congratulations to the Hungarian government to send the Ukrainians thugs to the hell.
Why would the Hungarian government make deals and trust a country the persecutes Hungarians? Repatriate Hungarians from the Ukraine and recall the Hungarian Ambassador from Kiev.
I am not sure if all readers are aware but the Ukrainian govt is controlled by USA and EU. The EU in particular has hundreds of staff working behind the scenes in Kyiv directing policy.
And we all know about Biden and Soros influence behind the scenes.
So it is expected that there will be a fuss about any deal between Hungary and Russia.
Your reporters should be asking if the Opposition would cancel the deal if elected in 2022.
Anonymous, prove that what I wrote is incorrect.
I would not repatriate Hungarians from the Ukraine because that would amount to de-facto giving-up our historic right to Kárpátalja. I would, however, assist in settling in Hungary any Hungarian, especially those who are called to fight and die for Ukraine. Housing, living assistance, education grants, etc.