Prime Minister Péter Magyar welcomed the political agreement reached between Hungary and Ukraine on strengthening the rights of the Hungarian minority in Transcarpathia, at a Friday meeting held one-on-one with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the EU summit in Brussels.
Péter Magyar wrote on his social media page that the parties considered the Ukrainian parliament’s adoption of the minority education law — in accordance with the agreement — and the Ukrainian side’s immediate commencement of its implementation as the first step toward restoring mutual trust.
“I agreed with the President of Ukraine that we will continue consultations between the two countries at ministerial level, and that we will pay particular attention to further improving the situation of the minorities living in our countries,” the prime minister stated. He also reported that he had expressed his gratitude for the Ukrainian parliament’s September resolution, in which they acknowledged that crimes had been committed against Hungarians in Transcarpathia between 1944 and 1946 through the forced deportation to labour camps and mass deportations.
They agreed that it is in the interest of both countries to place political and economic relations on a new footing, he emphasised.
Péter Magyar announced that he had assured the Ukrainian president of his full solidarity over the “inhuman Russian aggression” that has been ongoing against his country for nearly five years.
“I stated that Hungary is ready to provide assistance through every possible diplomatic means in establishing a ceasefire as soon as possible and in achieving a lasting peace,” the Prime Minister added in his post.
Artificial intelligence was used for the translation of parts of the original Hungarian text.
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