Talks with Orbán may cover wide range of bilateral relations – President's Office

Ukraine's President's Office has stated that possible talks with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban may cover a wide range of bilateral relations. Source: European Pravda, citing Ihor Zhovkva, Deputy Head of the President's Office, in an interview with Interfax-Ukraine Details: Answering a question about the topic of talks with Orban, he said: "About our bilateral relations, which is a wide spectrum and is not limited to national minorities issues."

"We may talk about the economy or transit between neighbouring states.

We will certainly prepare such a visit and teams will work [on it]. Nothing is better in diplomacy than face-to-face talks," Zhovkva added. Background:

• Hungary and Ukraine have had almost no high-level contact since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, although they have picked up at various levels in recent weeks.

  Talks are underway to arrange a meeting between Zelenskyy and Orban.

• Recently, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that during a conversation with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, he asked him to name just one reason why Ukraine should not be in the EU. 

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