Hungary will attend the Ukraine peace summit due to start on June 15 in Switzerland at the foreign ministerial level, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said in St. Petersburg on Thursday, adding that the government regretted that the summit will not be attended by both warring sides.
Szijjártó said Hungary’s participation at the peace conference was driven by the country’s “absolute position on the side of peace”, and it attended all events where peace was on the agenda.
At the same time, he expressed his regret that the conference would be held without the participation of Russia. Hungary, he said, believed that a real result could only be expected if both sides were sat at the negotiating table.
This will not be the case this time, he said, according to a ministry statement, adding, however, that Hungary respected Switzerland’s efforts and will attend the conference at the foreign ministerial level.
Szijjártó later spoke at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum about the need to broker peace as soon as possible and the negative consequences of the war in Ukraine.
“We urge and pray for an immediate ceasefire,” Szijjártó said. “We urge and pray for peace talks to take place because we do believe that under peaceful circumstances we might be able to develop much quicker and much more smoothly, and life will again be calmer and more peaceful in Europe if we can put peace in the forefront of international politics.”
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About time. With all of his shouting “Peace!” and related theatrics, it would have been an utter embarrassment and dereliction if Mr. Szijjártó had opted not to show up.
But Norbert, in attending, after clearance from Moscow, his “prepared” papers will ALL be by his comrades – there speech writers.///
Be ready for him – Hungary to be SHAMED, humiliated and Embarrassed again at these talks by the Szijjarto – Orban led Fidesz Government of Hungary we want “Peace” veiled jargon, that is laughable, by country’s of the European Union, Europe and DEMOCRACY globally.
Russia will have representation at the Swiss conference and that would be through its’ diplomat Peter Szijjarto.
Mr. Szijjarto, you are wasting your time. No conference should be held without Russia. Russia is the other participant in the war.
@mariavontheresa, let´s be clear. Russia is not merely a “participant” – it is the aggressor and instigator.
I am sure, however, to hear our Politican´s plan for “Peace!”, since they´ve been shouting their standpoint from the rooftops and blocking the EU and now NATO since the start of the war (although you, like Mr. Orbán, may prefer the “special military operation” wording).
Waste of time!!! Norbert, you have no idea what Russia will find acceptable.