“Hungary is virtually the last European country that has not broken off communication with Russia. It keeps the channels of communication open and can negotiate with Russia,” foreign minister Péter Szijjártó pointed out as he offered to mediate between the West and the country waging war in Ukraine.

Politics tamfitronics Hungary the only country to keep in touch with Russia

“As Hungary has kept the channels of communication with Russia open, it is ready to mediate towards Russia in order to protect peace and further human lives”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said at the Peace Conference in Switzerland on Sunday, World economy reports.

Speaking at the meeting on the resolution of the war in Ukraine, the Minister underlined that he represents a country neighbouring Ukraine, a country that has been living in the shadow of war for almost two and a half years and has therefore been directly confronted with the humanitarian consequences of war.

Politics tamfitronics Two-day international peace summit in Switzerland

On Saturday, a two-day international peace conference began in Bürgenstock, Switzerland, with 92 countries represented, 57 of them at the level of Heads of State or Government. The meeting was initiated by Ukraine and only after lengthy negotiations was it organised, with Russian President Vladimir Putin not invited, Telex reports.

It is attended by French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, while the United States is represented by Kamala Harris instead of Joe Biden. China is also absent.

Politics tamfitronics “We are ready and available”

Hungary is represented by Péter Szijjártó. The Foreign Minister said in his speech on Sunday: Hungary is virtually the last European country that has not broken off communication with Russia and is keeping the channels of communication open and can negotiate with Russia. Therefore, as he said, Hungary’s role in this regard could be decisive in order to “save children, to save families from being torn apart” and that Hungary is ready to play its part.

“Please do not consider it a bad thing that the communication channels are open,”

Szijjártó added. he stressed

“We are ready, we are available, and if you have any message in this regard, we will be happy to deliver it to Moscow or St Petersburg or wherever you want, to save children, to save families and to prevent more families from being torn apart”.

Szijjártó said that there are about 150,000 Hungarians living in the western part of Ukraine, so Hungary is well aware of the suffering that Ukrainian citizens, including the Hungarians of Transcarpathia, have had to endure.

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