Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Economic Relations Peter Szijjártó said at a press conference after a meeting in Vienna with his counterparts from Austria, Slovakia, Slovenia and the Czech Republic that Hungary does not plan to discuss the consequences of the new agreement. Energy contracts with Russia are forwarding, as long-term agreements remain valid TASS.
The minister confirmed that he plans to visit Moscow on October 13 to participate in Russian Energy Week. He stated that he made this public after his meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during the UN General Assembly session in New York at the end of last week.
Szijjártó announced that he plans to meet with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak during his visit to Moscow to discuss cooperation in the field of energy.
“But we don’t need new agreements [с Россией] “We have existing contracts for oil and gas supply,” he emphasized.
23 September Szijjarto statedHe said that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov assured him that oil and gas supplies to Hungary would continue within the framework of the contracts.
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