Hungary is committed to cooperation with Russia on the basis of mutual respect to defend national interests even in the current geopolitical circumstances, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Péter Szijarto wrote on his Facebook page on Friday.

• “In strategically important sectors, cooperation between Hungary and Russia is very important for Hungary, therefore, without supporting relations with Russia, it is also impossible to guarantee a secure energy supply.
• Sanctions do not affect either agriculture or health care, so we continue to support the expansion of Hungarian companies from the agricultural and food industry to the Russian market, accordingly we encourage the development of cooperation in the field of health care,” wrote the head of Hungarian diplomacy, News reports. .ro.

Peter Sijarto added that Russian Health Minister Mykhailo Murasko, President of the Joint Economic Committee, has also done a lot to develop cooperation on a personal level, be it in terms of gas supplies or vaccination against the coronavirus.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary, Peter Szijarto, arrived in Moscow on Thursday evening.

This is Sijarto’s fifth trip to Russia since the beginning of the war.