According to the ministry's statement, the head of the department participated in the so-called C5 format foreign ministers' meeting of the Central European countries (Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia and Slovenia).
At the closing press conference, Péter Szijjártó stated once again that Hungary stands by Ukraine's sovereignty. He added that about 600,000 refugees have so far arrived in our country from neighboring countries, to whom the authorities provide food, accommodation, and, if necessary, work and education, while the government is carrying out its largest ever humanitarian aid operation.
" We are doing all this despite the fact that the European Union is withholding funds from Hungary for purely political reasons, " he said.
Péter Szijjártó pointed out that the government has supported all five sanctions packages so far, but Hungary's energy security is a red line, so they will not vote on possible restrictions on the import of Russian crude oil and natural gas.
" Energy supply is not a philosophical but a physical issue. We have worked a lot on diversification in the past, and we will continue to do so in the future, but until then we must guarantee safe supply, " he emphasized.
In addition, the minister underlined that the governing parties received record support in the April 3 election, and according to him, the Hungarian people clearly expressed their will to live in peace and security, and that they want Hungary to stay out of the war going on next door.
" The government's duty is to enforce the will of the people, " he emphasized, adding that, accordingly, they will not continue to deliver weapons to Ukraine and will not allow lethal weapons to pass through the country.
" We understand that other countries decide differently, we respect that, we don't even comment, but we expect our decision to be respected as well, " he said.
In addition to Péter Szijjártó, Austrian Alexander Schallenberg, Czech Jan Lipavsky, Slovak Ivan Korcok and Slovenian Foreign Minister Anze Logar took part in the meeting.
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