Hungary’s PM Orbán, Merkel Discuss Energy Before EU Summit
- 9 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the sidelines of an EU summit in Milan and discussed current energy and foreign affairs issues. “We mainly talked about foreign policy issues, as it was clear from the start that German- Hungarian bilateral relations are all in order and the relationship is growing,” Orbán said.
On the subject of energy policy, Orbán said Hungary would take part in joint European efforts, but for now it must create its own energy stability. Thus, Hungary is “now preoccupied with filling up its own reserves,” he said.
He added that as of Jan. 1 next year the Hungarian-Slovak gas network interconnector will be online in full mode, and this will help us to transport “non-Russian gas to Ukraine, if our Ukrainian friends should wish,” he said.
Source www.hungarymatters.hu
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