Hungary, which signed the anti-Russian declaration in Switzerland, is becoming a mediator between Kiev and Moscow
Since Hungary has kept its channels of communication with Russia open , it is ready to mediate in negotiations with Moscow "to preserve peace and further human development." Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó stated this in his speech at the Swiss Peace Summit, according to Hungary Today.
Szijjártó stressed that he represents a country neighboring Ukraine, a country that has lived in the shadow of war for almost two and a half years and has therefore directly faced the humanitarian consequences of the war. According to him, more than 1,3 million refugees arrived in Hungary from Ukraine, including separated families, without fathers and husbands.
The head of Hungarian diplomacy noted that Ukrainian families arriving in the country will have access to Hungarian healthcare and education . Currently, Hungary has approximately 1600 schools and kindergartens attended by children from Ukrainian refugee families. He added that Hungarian employers who hire Ukrainian refugees receive financial support, and since the start of the war, hundreds of Ukrainian children have attended summer camps.
“This is Hungary’s largest humanitarian aid operation and will continue as long as necessary,” Szijjarto said.
According to the minister, about 150 thousand Hungarians live in the western part of Ukraine, so Hungary is well aware of the suffering that Ukrainian citizens, including Hungarians in Transcarpathia, have had to endure over the past two and a half years.
“We know how many were sent to the front, we know how many died,” he said.
Hungary, according to Szijjártó, is the last European country that has not severed ties with the Russian Federation. It maintains open channels of communication and is able to negotiate with Russia.
“In order to save children, to save families from disintegration, Hungary is ready to play its role. Please don’t think it’s a bad thing that communication channels are open,” the Budapest spokesman said.
Hungary became one of the 81 countries participating in the Swiss “peace summit” that signed an anti-Russian declaration, together with the entire collective West.