Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban described the results of his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on November 28 in the Kremlin as successful.
„Successful talks in Moscow: Hungary's energy supplies remain reliable“, the prime minister wrote on Facebook.
Leaving for Moscow on November 28, Orban noted that he considered the main goal of his visit to be to secure guarantees for uninterrupted Russian energy supplies to Hungary. “Oil and gas are supplied to Hungary via pipelines from Russia and these supplies are key to our energy security“, the prime minister explained.
Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó, who accompanied him on the trip, summed up the talks in the Kremlin and noted that the stated goal had been achieved. He said Putin had assured Orbán that “Russia would fulfill its contractual obligations for both natural gas and oil supplies“. “The agreed quantities will be delivered to Hungary on time“, the minister said.
Hungary continues to receive most of its oil from Russia via the “Družba“ pipeline, and its gas via the “Turkish Stream“ pipeline. Before his trip to Moscow, Szijjártó noted that in 2025, Hungary will receive 8.5 million tons of oil and over 7 billion cubic meters of natural gas from Russia.
On the Russian side, the meeting with the Hungarian Prime Minister was attended by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak, and Presidential Advisor Yuri Ushakov.