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Hun­gary can be an ice­break­er between Rus­sia and the West

Hun­gary can be an ice­break­er between Rus­sia and the West, Prime Min­is­ter Vik­tor Orbán told Kos­suth Radio’s “Good Morn­ing, Hun­gary!” pro­gram last Friday. 

The prime min­is­ter said that Hun­gary is a mem­ber of NATO and the EU, but at the same time it strives for good rela­tions with Rus­sia; he not­ed that this Hun­gar­i­an mod­el is com­plete­ly dif­fer­ent from that of most EU countries.

This works well dur­ing “icy peri­ods,” he said, in a con­flict sit­u­a­tion like the cur­rent one, which is why he described his trip as a peace mission.

He point­ed out that fol­low­ing his meet­ing with Putin, the Ger­man chan­cel­lor and French pres­i­dent will vis­it Moscow soon.

Hungary’s ener­gy sup­ply can be main­tained with Russ­ian gas, Orbán stressed, adding that the min­is­ter for for­eign affairs and trade had agreed with Moscow on the sup­ply of 4.5 bil­lion cubic meters of gas per year for 15 years, which Hun­gary would increase by a fur­ther 1 bil­lion cubic meters. This agree­ment is still in nego­ti­a­tions but is close to being finalized.

He also said that Hun­gary is well on the way to becom­ing the first coun­try in Europe to pro­cure no more than 10 per­cent of the country’s ener­gy needs from fos­sil sources by 2030.

The prime min­is­ter said that Hun­gary is already a cli­mate cham­pi­on, a leader in emis­sions reduc­tion. And in the future, its Paks II nuclear project and solar pow­er plant devel­op­ment, which is already well on track, will help the coun­try achieve ener­gy independence.

For­rás: dai​lynew​shun​gary​.hu