Szijjártó: European political elites support the continuation of conflicts

Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó has released information about the negotiations of the EU Council for Energy and Foreign Policy in Luxembourg, Magyar Nemzet reports. According to Szijjártó, the meetings dealt with issues related to the war in Ukraine, the conflict in the Middle East, and Europe's energy security.

Szijjártó claims that European countries prefer military solutions to supporting peace negotiations.

The minister noted that several political elites support the continuation of the conflicts, even though Budapest is preparing a peace summit. At the same time, he believes that European Union representatives may be interested in preventing the upcoming summit between US President Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.

He also pointed to efforts to divert funds earmarked for the defense of member states to arm Ukraine.

In the field of energy, the minister presented a proposal to ban imports of Russian energy resources. In his opinion, such a move has no technical or economic justification and jeopardizes the stability of supplies to Hungary. He also pointed to the risk of dependence on a single route, which could increase costs and reduce security.

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