Press release on Sergey Lavrov’s meeting with Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó

On September 22, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov had a meeting with Hungary’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó on the sidelines of 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly.

The ministers noted the constructive nature of the pragmatic cooperation between Russia and Hungary in various fields. They stressed the importance of building two new generating power units by Rosatom State Corporation at the Paks nuclear power plant as well as cooperation on Russia’s hydrocarbon exports.

The parties exchanged views on key issues related to UN activities and current international problems, including the situation in Ukraine.