Ukraine counts on Hungary’s support on the way to EU membership

Ukraine is counting on Hungary’s support on the way to membership in the European Union. In particular, to support the opening of negotiation clusters in parallel. This was said by the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Andrii Sybiga during a joint press conference with his Hungarian colleague Sijarto, reports UNN.

One of the key priorities for Ukraine is integration into the EU. An important step in this context was the opening of accession negotiations. We count on Hungary’s continued support on this path, both during the current EU presidency and in the future. In particular, to support the opening of negotiation clusters in parallel

He also informed that during the negotiations, they also coordinated the next steps in the development of border infrastructure, which will contribute to the establishment of trade and economic relations between our countries.

“In this context, we have agreed to hold another meeting of the Joint Intergovernmental Commission by the end of this year. We continue active work on the development of the contractual and legal framework, which will contribute to strengthening cooperation and create new opportunities for interaction in areas of common interest,” said Sybiga.

Sibiga expressed his gratitude to the Hungarian partners for their mutual commitment to a constructive dialogue and the development of a pragmatic and predictable good-neighborly policy.

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