Turkish presidential candidacy Recep Tayyip Erdogan for the Nobel Peace Prize for “mediating efforts towards a settlement of the conflict in Ukraine”, Hungary supports the statements of Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó during a joint press conference he gave with his Turkish counterpart. Mevlut CavusogluTuesday, in Budapest.

According to the TASS agency, as well as the Hungarian media, Szijjarto said in his statements that “Turkey is so far the only country that has successfully mediated in negotiations on the Ukrainian issue.”

And he continued: “Thanks to the efforts of President Erdogan and Minister Cavusoglu, an agreement on grain was reached”, noting that in this light “Hungary supports initiative to nominate Turkish leader for Nobel Peace Prize“.

The Hungarian Foreign Minister explained, according to TASS, that the initiative belongs to Atila Tilka, a member of the European Parliament from the ruling party, who is a member of the Council of Elders of the Organization of Turkic States.

At the same time, Szijjarto called on the Turkish side to continue mediation efforts to find a solution to the Ukrainian issue.

Orban-Cavusoglu meeting

It is also worth noting that, according to information transmitted by the Hungarian media telex.hu, the Prime Minister of Hungary Victor Urban he also welcomed Cavusoglu to Budapest and the two sides agreed to further strengthen relations between Hungary and Turkey.

Orban, in fact, emphasized that Europe cannot ensure stability and security without ensuring stability and security in Turkey. He characteristically said that “for this reason, the European Union should support Turkey in dealing with migration-related problems.“.

Finally, Orban and Cavusoglu agreed that the international community should make efforts to “as soon as possible” achieve a “peaceful end” to the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.

According to TASS and telex.hu