FM Péter Szijjártó (center) in Moscow
Foreign Affairs Minister Péter Szijjártó is in Moscow on Wednesday to discuss Hungary’s energy security, with the aim of ensuring that the necessary quantities of crude oil and natural gas remain available at unchanged prices despite the crisis.
The minister stated that given the currently rather unstable global security situation and the wars raging around the world, Hungary’s energy security faces numerous challenges. “On the one hand, the Ukrainians are blocking oil shipments through the Druzhba pipeline, while the Croatians are currently disputing our right to purchase Russian oil by sea. At the same time, in the wake of the war in Iran, global maritime oil and natural gas shipments are facing extraordinary challenges due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, through which one-third of the world’s maritime oil trade and one-fifth of the world’s liquefied natural gas trade passes,” he pointed out.
“In this situation, I am here in Moscow to ensure that, even in times of crisis, we continue to have access to the crude oil and natural gas necessary for Hungary’s energy security.
I am here to secure a guarantee that, despite the changed circumstances and the global energy crisis, the Russians will continue to supply Hungary with the quantities of crude oil and natural gas necessary for the security of our country’s energy supply at the same price,”
he continued.
“And if we receive this guarantee today, then one task remains: to ensure that these quantities of crude oil and natural gas actually reach Hungary,” he added.
He then stated that this is also necessary in order to maintain the reduction in utility costs, because without Russian energy sources, this would have to be forgotten.
Péter Szijjártó explained that there is another reason for his current visit. “We take care of every Hungarian citizen, we protect every Hungarian citizen, regardless of where they are in the world. Unfortunately, in recent times, many Hungarians have been taken to the Ukrainian front as a result of forced conscription in Ukraine. Sadly, many have died, many have disappeared, and some have been taken prisoner by the Russians,” he said. “Recently, two such Hungarians have come forward to ask for our help,” he remarked.
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Via MTI; Featured photo: Facebook/Szijjártó Péter
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