Talks with Orbán May Cover Wide Range of Bilateral Relations – President's Office

Monday, 25 December 2023

Ukraine's President's Office has stated that possible talks with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán may cover a wide range of bilateral relations.

Answering a question in an interview with Interfax-Ukraine about the topic of talks with Orbán, Ihor Zhovkva, Deputy Head of the President's Office, 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.

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 Orbán.

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

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