Hungarian president in Serbia: war in Ukraine not likely to end soon
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Hungarian President Katalin Novák announced to set up a network of family-friendly presidents, at a press conference held after talks with her Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vucic on Friday.
The network will comprise “family-centered, family-friendly heads of state”, she told a joint press conference in Belgrade. She praised Vucic for showing “how important families are for him, as a person and as a president.” He is working so that young families planning to raise children can receive support in Serbia, she said. The talks focused on migration, European Union enlargement and energy and family policy, she said.
Concerning the Ukraine war, Novák said the European Union’s sanctions against Russia and the arising energy crisis impacted Serbs and Hungarians alike, with ramifications reaching far beyond Europe. She warned of upcoming difficulties adding that the war was not likely to end soon. “That is why we support peace and call for the war to be stopped as soon as possible,” she said. “A way must be found to peace talks and an early peace agreement,” she added.
The president touched upon the wave of illegal migration arriving via Serbia. She thanked Serbia for its efforts to prevent masses of migrants from reaching Hungary. “We must do everything to preserve Europe’s security,” she said, adding that Serbia was a “key partner” in those efforts.