Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto. Photo source: Attila Kisbenedek / AFP / Profimedia
Hungary is facing a serious threat from Brussels and Kiev simultaneously, because “the von der Leyen-Zenski plan is a threat to our country's energy security and could lead to a significant increase in utility costs,” at Athens, the head of the Hungarian Diplomacy Péter Szijjár, told Wednesday, according to a Ministry of of foreign affairs and trade, writes MTI, according to Rador Radio Romania.
Péter Szijjártó had discussions with his Greek counterpart, Giorgos Gerapetritis, after which he reported at a common press conference that in an age of dangers, when devastating wars are ravaging in Europe and in the vicinity, stable, reliable and friendship, such as the relationship between Hungary and Greece, are more appreciated.
The head of Hungarian diplomacy said that after his meetings he will attend on Wednesday afternoon and an important conference on the topic, because Hungary is currently facing a serious threat from both Brussels and Kiev.
The head of Hungarian diplomacy stressed that the von der Leyen-Zenski plan is a threat to the security of Hungary's energy supply, with the risk that energy prices will double.
In this sense, he expressed his dissatisfaction due to the fact that the prohibition of the import of cheap and easily accessible Russian energy sources would place Hungary in a defenseless position, of severe addiction, which would violate the country's sovereignty, as the construction of the national energy mix is within the exclusive competence of the Member States.
“The repowereu package will decrease the number of oil pipes that lead to Hungary to one to one and will also close the largest entrance for natural gases that reach Hungary,” said Szijjártó, who also disapproved of the initiative, recalling that Hungary, together with Bulgaria, Serbia, Serbia, Slovakia, Requesting financial support to expand the capacity of the pipeline network in southeast Europe, but received a negative answer.
“So, on the one hand, we are forced to gradually withdraw certain energy sources, and on the other hand, they do not support new transport routes and new sources. Therefore, I would like to defend Greece, which represents a practical approach in the energy problem, is ready to cooperate, respectively, it does not allow the energy problems,” that Budapest and Athens agree with the need for an obligation to protect the external borders of the European Union.
“We also defend our borders strongly. We do not allow the access of illegal immigrants to Hungary, and at present sixteen Hungarian police officers are held in Greece to help protect the borders,” the foreign minister recalled, who finally named bilateral relations as a success story and emphasized that last year it was to the Hungarian export, A value of 800 million euros, while the number of tourists visiting Hungary in the South European country has set another record, approaching one hundred thousand per year.
“We are very proud of the Greek community in Hungary, whose support will continue to maintain its cultural identity and inheritance,” said Peter Szijjártó, who has expressed confidence that the current cooperation, based on mutual respect, between the two governments and the two countries, will continue.
