Hungary’s foreign minister discusses US-Hungary energy cooperation in Washington

Washington, DC, March 31 (MTI) – Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó on Wednesday discussed Hungarian-US political ties and energy cooperation in Washington, DC.

The minister is in the US capital with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s delegation for the fourth Nuclear Security Summit held on Thursday and Friday.

Szijjártó told MTI that on Wednesday he met Joseph Andrew, the global chairman of law firm Dentons, to discuss political ties and Amos Hochstein, the State Department’s top official for energy affairs, for talks on energy cooperation.

The minister said central Europe’s energy security was still unsettled, which he said posed serious security risks for the region. This makes energy cooperation between Hungary and the US all the more important, he added.

Hungary’s main issue is finding new gas supply routes and this is where help from the US is of key importance, Szijjártó said. The minister said the construction of the LNG terminal in Croatia would be Hungary’s preferred scenario, adding that the Croatian government was starting to admit that it would be an economical solution. US investors have also shown interest in the project. Hungary believes the construction of the terminal would be feasible by four-way cooperation between Croatia, Hungary, the US and the European Union.