Hungary stands firm on Russian energy: FM Szijjártó defends sovereignty amid EU criticism
The state will only relinquish a reliable and competitively priced energy source if a better deal is on offer, and so far none is available to replace Russian energy, the minister of foreign affairs and trade said on Thursday.
Hungary insists that the composition of its energy mix should remain an exclusive national competence, the ministry quoted Péter Szijjártó as saying at a press conference after a European Union council meeting on trade affairs in Brussels.
“So we reject any attempt to influence how, from where and from whom we buy energy,” he said.
“It is a matter of national security and sovereignty. The security of energy supplies is a part of national security, and we will not accept any interference in discussions of energy security issues,” he added.
Szijjártó expressed satisfaction with energy cooperation with Russia. “I can only talk about my own experiences rather than others’, and I also expect others not to talk about mine.”
“Our experience is that Russia is a reliable supplier. We have always received the contracted volume, we have always received it at the agreed price and at the agreed time,” he added.
“Some of those who proudly beat their chest about how they are phasing out Russian energy still buy the energy in a roundabout way,” Szijjártó said.
He said sanctions policy was marked by “great hypocrisy”. “We are constantly getting a pounding here in Brussels for not disconnecting ourselves from Russian energy… But if you look at how Russian LNG supplies have been increasing, then you can see that, for instance, France has increased its Russian LNG imports by 110 percent in six months. Some 87 percent of Russian LNG arriving in Western Europe goes to France, Belgium and Spain,” he added.
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Can anyone quote sijjarto sources about energy import of France? I don’t really know if that is true. But i would be happy if i am proved wrong. Anyway, the door for an HUXIT is always open. The question I really have is why hungary does dare to leave? What is holding you back?
Szijjarto is completely lying when he calls Russia a “reliable supplier”. Are Hungarians that dim-witted that they can’t remember how Russia cut off supplies of gas to Europe before their Februay 2022 invasion of Ukraine and tried to make Europeans freeze that winter? They will cut off Hungary without hesitation if it suits them. At the moment Russia has a geo-political deal with Fidesz bribing them in exchange for sabotaging the EU and NATO and that secret deal can be withdrawn at any time.
Russia is a reliable energy supplier, no more to be said.
E.U.’s approval is not going to keep us warm so screw ’em. Hungary does what is in the interests of its citizens, first and foremost.
@mariavontheresa – in case you missed it …
Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg accused Moscow of “once again using energy as a weapon.”
https://www.dw.com/en/will-russia-austria-gas-spat-lead-to-eu-energy-crisis/a-70812604
Szijjarto – a disgrace to the Religion of his baptism, and schooling.
Blasphemous.
St. John – understand one of his quotes Peter Szijjarto.
You must have read the Bible, as part of you “Senior Years” of Education, the school you attended.
St John said ;
“Truth will Set You Free”.
Shaking hands with Lavrov is like shaking hands with von Ribbentrop in 1940 – disgusting. The stench of Fidesz will take years to clear from Hungary.