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

On July 16, Sergey Lavrov had a meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary Peter Szijjarto on the sidelines of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development in New York.  

The ministers praised the level of Russia-Hungary political dialogue and discussed the progress of the agreements reached by President of Russia Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban at their meeting in Moscow on July 5. The parties emphasised that despite utterly complicated international environment, bilateral cooperation is steadily moving forward. The ministers stressed the significance of the efforts to implement large joint economic projects, including landmark areas of cooperation in energy.

They also shared opinions on current international issues, including the situation around Ukraine, and stressed that Kiev’s gross violations of ethnic minorities’ rights were unacceptable.