Orbán: Hungary’s stance on sanctioning Russian Orthodox leader well known
Hungary’s views on EU plans to sanction Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church, have been known for a long time, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Thursday, adding that Hungary’s position had not been challenged at this week’s summit of EU leaders.
Hungary will keep to the agreement reached at the European Council summit, as it is binding for everyone,
Orbán’s press chief cited the prime minister as saying, in a statement.
Hungary expressed its position on the plans to sanction Patriarch Kirill on several occasions at meetings of EU ambassadors in recent weeks, Orban said.
The Hungarian stance was not objected to by anyone at this week’s two-day EU emergency summit, he added.
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Source: MTI
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“Hungary crossed the line at the ambassadorial meeting and the climate was not good” … “Hungary’s stance in the talks was scandalous’, to the point where the French EU Presidency stated at the meeting that the credibility of the ambassadors and the European Council was at stake.
It is characteristic that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban had agreed to this new package of sanctions that were to be finalized on Wednesday during a meeting of ambassadors before its publication in the EU’s official newspaper for its entry into force.
Hungary’s latest intervention came at the EU ambassadors’ meeting in Brussels on Wednesday and exacerbates the country’s already deteriorating relations with the EU, which may cause speculation if Hungary follows the UK outside the EU.”