Hungary and Ukraine Engaged In Meaningful Dialogue

There is a long way to go before a Hungary-Ukraine summit, Peter Szijjarto indicated on Tuesday. On Monday, Hungary's foreign minister held talks in Uzhhorod with his Ukrainian counterpart, Dmitry Kuleba, and Andriy Yermak, the head of the Ukrainian Presidential Office. Magyar Nemzet interviewed Sandor Seremet, an expert from the Eurasia Center and a senior researcher at the Hungarian Institute of International Affairs, to assess the importance of FM Szijjarto's visit.

Ungvár, 2024. január 29. A Külgazdasági és Külügyminisztérium (KKM) által közreadott képen Szijjártó Péter külgazdasági és külügyminiszter (b), Andrij Jermak, az ukrán elnöki hivatal vezetője (j) és Dmitro Kuleba ukrán külügyminiszter (j2) tárgyalása Ungváron 2024. január 29-én. MTI/KKM Fotó: KKM

He emphasized that the 11 points also cover issues such as the use of the Hungarian language in public administration, culture, community life and higher education. However, FM Szijjarto delivered some good news arriving back home from Uzghorod: the inter-governmental educational working group will start working in the coming days and weeks, allowing Hungarians to regain the rights that were already available to members of the Hungarian community in 2015.

Cover photo: Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto (l), the head of the Ukrainian Presidental Office Andriy Yermak (r) and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba (2nd from r) during a meeting in Uzhhorod on January 29, 2024 (Photo: MTI/KKM)