Ukraine, Hungary to hold consultations on Hungarian minority
The new Hungarian government says progress on ties depends on better treatment of about 150,000 ethnic Hungarians in western Ukraine.
- On Monday, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and Hungarian Foreign Minister Anita Orban agreed to hold expert-level consultations this week regarding the ethnic Hungarian minority in Ukraine.
- Prime Minister Peter Magyar's new centre-right government rejects the hostility toward Ukraine shown by former leader Viktor Orban, as the previous administration repeatedly clashed with Kyiv over rights of roughly 150,000 ethnic Hungarians.
- Anita Orban stated the first online consultations could begin as early as Tuesday, expressing trust that "dialogue will be constructive and productive" for the Hungarian community in Transcarpathia.
- Both nations aim to restore trust and good-neighbourly relations, moving beyond previous tensions; in April, Magyar proposed a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in western Ukraine to discuss minority rights.
- Despite the shift in government, Hungary opposes fast-track European Union accession for Kyiv, maintaining that treatment of ethnic Hungarians remains central to improving bilateral relations.
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Hungarian-Ukrainian expert-level negotiations will begin with the involvement of representatives of the Hungarian community in Transcarpathia in order to resolve the rights of the Hungarian community in Transcarpathia, Foreign Minister Anita Orbán announced on her website after a telephone conversation with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Szibiha. The negotiating delegations will hold online consultations from Tuesday. According to Anita Orbán…
Anita Orbán: Expert-Level Consultations on the Rights of the Hungarians in Transcarpathia Will Begin
This was agreed upon with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sibiha over the weekend.
Ukraine, Hungary to hold consultations on Hungarian minority
Kyiv and Budapest will hold talks this week about the rights of Ukraine's ethnic Hungarian minority, the countries' foreign ministers said on Monday, as they look to rebuild ties following a change of government in Hungary.
Sibiga spoke about communication with Orban
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