Ukraine's Foreign Minister goes to Hungary for talks with his counterpart

Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha will visit Budapest for a working visit on 30 September at the request of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and will hold talks with his Hungarian counterpart, Péter Szijjártó.

"Key topics for discussion will include the development of good neighbourly relations, the implementation of joint projects, particularly in the areas of economy and border infrastructure, the protection of national minorities' rights, advancing Ukraine's accession to the EU and NATO and the Peace Formula as a path to a just end to Russian aggression," Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry press service reported.

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry noted that this visit is a continuation of Sybiha's regional tour, which he began in Romania shortly after his appointment.

Following the talks, the ministers are planning to issue statements to the press.

Earlier, it was reported that the Victory Plan that the President of Ukraine presented in the United States includes an invitation to Ukraine to join NATO and a commitment by the United States to steadily supply Ukraine with modern weapons.

Péter Szijjártó held talks at the end of last week with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, along with Slovak Foreign Minister Juraj Blanár.

Hungary also joined the discussion initiated by China and Brazil regarding a "peace plan" to end the war, despite criticism from Ukraine that it had not even been discussed with Kyiv.

At the beginning of Hungary's six-month presidency of the EU, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán embarked on a "peacekeeping tour" to Moscow and China, which caused anger in many EU capitals. The EU distanced itself from Orbán's visits, emphasising that he was only representing his own country on these trips.