Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, said energy cooperation between Hungary and Slovakia is "closer than ever", even as the energy security of both countries faces challenges from Brussels and Kyiv.
Speaking in Bratislava on Thursday, Minister Szijjártó noted that Slovakia was buying more than half a billion cubic metres of gas delivered via Hungary this year. He also pointed to an exemption from European Union sanctions for the sale in Hungary of petroleum products refined from Russian crude in Bratislava as well as steps the countries had taken together to counter negative discrimination against nuclear energy.
Minister Szijjártó said the European Commission had broken two of four pledges regarding energy security, adding that it was "outrageous" that the EU executive was "taking Ukraine's side, instead of representing the interests of member states".