Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijarto "didn't say anything bad, even though he could" during a meeting with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba in Uzhhorod on January 29. Kuleba told Ukrinform in an interview that the Ukrainian side managed to "get the maximum" during these talks. The meeting was "timely and useful."
"And he could. I want to emphasize that he correctly emphasized the territorial integrity - that Hungary recognizes and respects the territorial integrity of Ukraine," Kuleba said.
He noted that the meeting discussed "concerns about each other's intentions."
"We explained everything to each other. The Hungarians have distrust of us, we have distrust of them - due to various circumstances, it is understandable. I think it is very important that we have talked through everything," the diplomat said.
The meeting also touched upon the issue of the Hungarian minority in Ukraine.
"I was worried all this time that the Hungarians kept saying: Give the Hungarian minority back all their rights. I asked my colleague if we could get an exhaustive list of what needs to be returned. A list of 11 points was announced. Most of them are very specific educational things, many of which are based not so much on fundamental obstacles as on distrust of Ukraine because of what they consider to be unfair actions against the Hungarian minority," Kuleba said.
The diplomat emphasized that it is necessary to talk with Hungary to remove the distrust.
"Then it becomes clear that there are much fewer obstacles than it seemed. That is why a special commission has been set up to thoroughly investigate all the concerns," the minister summarized.
