Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó in an interview DEA News He said that if Kiev wants to join the European Union, it must provide strong guarantees for the observance of the rights of national minorities.
Asked whether it is possible to say that Ukraine will not join the EU so far, Szijjarto replied, “I wouldn’t go that far, but I can say that the protection of national communities is one of the fundamental principles of the European Union.” Hungarians’ rights were restored.
He added that those wishing to move towards the European Union must have very strong guarantees in their national legislation to protect the rights of national communities.
According to the minister, Budapest expects Hungarians living in Ukraine to be restored to the rights they enjoyed before 2014.
Gergely Guiyash, former head of the Hungarian government’s Office of the Prime Minister reportedHungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s visit to Kiev will depend on progress in restoring the rights of ethnic Hungarians in Ukraine’s Transcarpathian region, he said.