Hungary welcomes the US-Russia talks that commenced in connection with the war in Ukraine, has a vested interest in their success, and believes that the continuation of the war is bad, dangerous and a mistake, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stated at a press conference held jointly with North Macedonian Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski on Tuesday in Budapest.
After the Tuesday Hungarian-North Macedonian governmental summit, Mr Orbán said “for three years, we have all lived in the shadow of war, and we now have the best hope that peace may finally replace war.” He said Hungary has disagreements with Member States of the European Union “who are also our friends and allies” but decided that “Ukraine must continue the war.”
We believe that the continuation of the war is bad, dangerous and a mistake, Mr Orbán stated, indicating that on Thursday this is what they will be talking about in Brussels. The Prime Minister said at the meeting he welcomed the fact that peace resolutions had also been discussed in the UN, and there, the North Macedonians and the Hungarians had stood for the same position. They supported the US proposal which was then also adopted by the Security Council, he recalled.