Ukraine and Hungary have made progress in improving bilateral relations - President's Office
Kyiv • UNN
Yermak and Szijjarto held online talks, making progress in improving Ukrainian-Hungarian bilateral relations, including agreeing on 5 out of 11 proposed points, finalizing positions on national communities, expanding logistics and transportation capabilities on the common border, and planning to record the agreements reached.
Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak and Deputy Prime Minister Olha Stefanishyna held an online meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary, Peter Szijjarto. What was discussed and what agreements were reached at this meeting was reported by UNN with reference to the data from the Ukrainian Presidential Office.
New perspectives in the economic, infrastructure, social and other areas will enable both our countries to become stronger and more prosperous. Joint working groups have been formed in each of these areas. They have already developed a package of effective solutions.
Details
The main topic of these talks was the improvement of bilateral relations between Ukraine and Hungary. The delegates voiced their vision of ways to resolve the main issues of bilateral relations between the two countries.
Andriy Yermak noted that out of the 11 points proposed by the Hungarian side, five have already been agreed upon. There are agreed positions on the issues of national communities that have been developed and previously recorded by working groups. The Ukrainian Presidential Office promised that this work would be finalized as soon as possible.
It is also noted that there has been significant progress in expanding logistics and transportation capabilities at the common border. Thus, this month, trucks will be allowed to pass through the Luzhanka-Beregsurany checkpoint without weight restrictions. In addition, a new checkpoint "Velyka Palad - Nagyhodos" will be opened. This will help reduce queues at the border with Hungary.
It is important for us that the agreements reached are not only agreed upon, but also recorded. Today, we will present our position in the form of concrete steps that the Ukrainian side sees for each of the blocks of issues related to bilateral relations in terms of protecting the Hungarian national minority. We are ready to hold the next meeting as soon as possible.
Additionally
The Presidential Office reminded that Peter Szijjarto paid a visit to Ukraine in January this year. At that time, he met with the head of the Presidential Office, Andriy Yermak, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba, in Uzhhorod.
