Ukrainian Foreign Minister meets with Hungarian Counterpart in Uzhhorod – photo

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba met with Peter Szijjarto, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary, in Uzhhorod. Source: Ukraine's Foreign Ministry, as reported by European Pravda.  Quote: "Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, Head of the Ukrainian President Office Andrii Yermak, and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary Peter Szijjarto have started negotiations in Uzhhorod to normalise Ukrainian-Hungarian relations," the ministry's statement reads.

The Office of the President of Ukraine said that "an open and constructive dialogue to improve relations between the two states" is expected.

Background:

• Earlier reports indicated that the meeting between the two ministers aims to prepare for a future meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
• Before that, Szijjarto said that he had had a conversation with Andrii Yermak, during which he said that a meeting between Zelenskyy and Orban would make sense "if it can produce results".
• Previously, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a brief conversation with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban during the inauguration ceremony of the newly-elected President of Argentina.

  Orban said at the time that he had accepted Zelenskyy's invitation to talk about bilateral relations on the condition that foreign ministers prepare the meeting.

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