Hungarian Foreign Minister pays tribute to fallen Ukrainian defenders ahead of Uzhhorod talks – video

Peter Szijjarto, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary, has paid tribute to fallen Ukrainian defenders before negotiations with Ukrainian officials in Uzhhorod. Source: European Pravda, citing Ukraine's Foreign Ministry. Szijjarto headed to the memorial to the fallen Ukrainian military alongside Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and Andrii Yermak, the Head of the Office of the President.

Before the negotiations, Minister @DmytroKuleba, Head of the Office of the President @AndriyYermak & the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary Peter Szijjarto paid tribute to ?? soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the sovereignty & territorial integrity of Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/ExunJjjEfW

-- MFA of Ukraine ?? (@MFA_Ukraine) January 29, 2024

As was reported, Szijjarto's visit began with a meeting with the head of the Zakarpattia Oblast State Administration at the Hungarian-Ukrainian border.

Afterward, he headed to negotiations in Uzhhorod. The meeting of foreign ministers of Ukraine and Hungary aims to prepare for the meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. There has not been a full-fledged meeting between President Zelenskyy and Hungarian Prime Minister Orban since the beginning of Zelenskyy's term.

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