Orban was upset because of the US sanctions against the Russian Gazbank
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Fri, 22 Nov 2024 23:11:00 +0200
Szijjarto accused the US of undermining Hungarys economyAccording to Sijarto, sanctions against Gazprombank are an attack on our sovereignty, so Hungary is reviewing the situation with the energy ministers of Turkey, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria and Serbia.
Hungary is grateful to Turkey, Bulgaria and Serbia for providing very safe, very reliable and very stable gas transit.
Peter Sijarto Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary Hungary, along with Slovakia and Austria, are among the few EU countries still dependent on Russian gas supplies.
Currently, undersanctioned Gazprombank is used for their payment.According to Bloomberg, the termination of current gas supplies from Russia to Europe could increase competition for global supplies and lead to an increase in prices for the blue fuel, which would hit European consumers.In recent years, Hungary has concluded several agreements with Gazprom on the additional supply of gas.The Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbn, believes that the European Union needs to review the sanctions against Russia, because, in his opinion, they are the ones that keep energy prices at a high level.Hungary hooked on the Russian gas needleMinister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary Pter Szijrt noted that the Hungarian government has an obligation and duty to ensure the reliability of the countrys energy supply in the long term at competitive prices.
According to him, in the case of the purchase of natural gas, this is guaranteed by cooperation between Hungary and Russia, as well as between Hungary and Gazprom.
Szijjrt added that the Hungarian state energy company MVM and Russias Gazprom signed an agreement to continue this practice favorable to Hungary.
At the same time, Gazprom noted that the agreement provides for the possibility of increasing the supply of Russian gas to Hungary.
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