Hungary FM: We Need Civilized East–West Cooperation

Our goal is that the upcoming period should be about connectivity, not about forming blocs, Hungary's foreign minister has said, adding that Brussels' misguided decisions have caused damage to both the people and the economy.

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto meets a representative of Bavaria's Christian Social Union (CSU) Photo: Zoltan Balogh

Technological developments in the world economy are driving global demand for electricity. This can be served by nuclear energy.

Uzbekistan is now entering the world of nuclear development. Hungary is providing help in building the country's first nuclear power plant and in utilizing nuclear energy. The training of Uzbek nuclear experts has kicked off in Hungary, and we also reached an agreement that when the first Uzbek nuclear power plant is built, the plant's the cooling system will be supplied by a Hungarian company,

– FM Peter Szijjarto underlined, adding that direct flights between Budapest and Tashkent will resume on June 30. 

Cover photo: At the foreign ministry in Budapest, Hungarian Minister of Trade and Foreign Affairs Peter Szijjarto holds a joint press conference with Kerstin Schreyer, Chair of the Economic, Regional Development, Energy, Media and Digitalization Working Group of CSU's faction in the Bavarian Parliament, on May 6, 2024 (Photo: MTI/Zoltan Balogh)