Hungary's foreign minister also thanked Turkiye for its successful mediation between the warring parties at an earlier stage, and for providing a venue for direct Ukraine-Russia talks.
"My Turkish colleague was right in saying that wars and armed conflicts, including that in the Middle East, lead to the closure of trade routes, massive waves of migration, crisis in the energy market, and to terrorism escalating globally. We must prevent all that by steering the conflicts toward peace, and that is only possible through diplomacy and dialogue," he said.
In response to a question, he welcomed that the summit's closing document does not further escalate the tension with Russia, emphasizing that a negotiated resolution is needed instead.
He further confirmed that no decision has been made regarding Ukraine's NATO membership. Although some member states again voiced support for Ukraine's admission, the positions of the United States and other key allies remain clear on this issue.
The phrase that Ukraine is 'on its irreversible path to NATO,' which was included in the declaration of the Washington summit last year, is not in this year's closing document. I think that speaks for itself. We welcome this as the right move. Ukraine's NATO membership would be tantamount to a third world war, and that’s something we absolutely do not want,
he concluded.
Cover photo: Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto (Source: Facebook)
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