„Hungary enjoys priority”– that’s why the Russian minister visited Budapest

Hungary is a priority country for us, Mihail Murasko underlined in Budapest on Wednesday. Russia's health minister is the first Russian government official to visit an EU member state for bilateral talks since the outbreak of the Ukraine war. His talks with Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto focused, among other things, on cooperation in areas that are unaffected by sanctions.

Szijjártó Péter fogadta az orosz egyészségügyi minisztert Fotó: Bruzák Noémi

Responding to Magyar Nemzet's question, Mr Murasko said it was no coincidence that Hungary is the first EU member state to be visited by a member of the Russian government since the outbreak of the war.

Hungary is a priority country for us, both in an economic and a cultural sense. I would like to stress that the Hungarian government's policy is sound and rational. And this is why our cooperation is also rational. We would like to continue working together in this spirit

− Mr. Murasko said. 

Also in response to a question from Magyar Nemzet, Mr Murasko explained that, due to the high quality of Hungarian medicines and pharmaceuticals, they are also interested in cooperation in the field of healthcare. In order to promote this cooperation, they would like to explore the possibilities of vaccine production in Hungary, he added.

We will support the work of Hungarian companies in Russia

− the Russian minister emphasized. 

Cover photo: Hungarian FM Peter Szijjarto welcomes Russia's health minister (Photo: Noemi Bruzak)