We do not want another Cold War!

If we are unable to adapt, the EU will become irrelevant in these fields - said Péter Szijjártó.

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We respectfully ask everyone not to create a Cold War atmosphere… We do not want to fall victim to any East-West conflict. We have experienced that before, we do not want to again

- said Péter Szijjártó. Summing up his three points, he stated that Hungary supports all efforts and diplomatic negotiation attempts to settle the situation in Eastern Europe. He also welcomed the recent personal consultations between American and Russian diplomats. In regard to potential EU sanctions against Russia, he said that an honest analysis should be conducted to reveal the results of the sanctions so far.

If we are discussing sanctions, we must recognize that Central Europe relies on Russian energy sources. Like it or not, this is the reality.

He added that Central Europe must be taken into account when dealing with the future of the East-West conflict. He also said that Hungary has no plans to change the travel recommendations to Ukraine or to evacuate Hungarian diplomats and their families from the country. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán rejected Western criticisms of his planned trip to Russia next week saying it was natural for the PM to meet with the Russian President. He pointed out that the majority of EU countries have bilateral relations with Russia.