Hungary gives Ukraine diplomatic response, but continues offering humanitarian aid

Hungary is giving Ukraine a diplomatic response to the unacceptable changes to its education act, while at the same time continuing to offer humanitarian aid, the Hungarian state secretary for relations with churches, ethnic minorities and civil society said in Budapest on Saturday.

We are not going to “waver” when it comes to the diplomatic steps the foreign ministry has taken, as long as our neighbouring country fails to return to the path it has followed in the past years, Miklós Soltész said, bidding farewell to the last group of Ukrainian children who spent their summer holiday in Hungary.

At the same time, if Ukraine or the Ukrainian community in Hungary requests it, we will continue to offer humanitarian aid, he added.

Hungary and the Hungarian government give and have given all manner of support to Ukraine, in the area of European Union integration, improving its economic situation, achieving visa-free travel in the EU and in the area of humanitarian aid, Soltész said.