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Hungarian FM: EU should be truthful about its gas supplies

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 23 Jul 2022 11:59
3 Min Read

Russian gas dependency in Europe is not an ideological matter according to Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto.

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  • Peter Szijjarto, Hungary's foreign minister.
    Peter Szijjarto, Hungary's foreign minister.

On a trip to Moscow, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto told reporters that the EU should be truthful about the realities of the gas supply from Russia rather than treating it as an ideological matter. 

“It has been proven that the purchase of natural gas is not an ideological issue, but a physical issue that can’t be solved by talking,” Szijjarto said. 

The EU has been urging member states to decrease dependence on Russian gas as a response to Moscow's military operation in Ukraine.

On Thursday, Germany triggered the "alarm stage" of its emergency gas plan, while the European Commission called on its members to slash their gas use by 15% from August 2022 till March 2023. 

Hungary, on the other hand, plans to buy an additional 700 million cubic meters of gas from Moscow to ensure that the country has enough for the winter. The necessary volumes to sustain the country, according to the Hungarian FM, can only be obtained from Russia.

“I’ll be frank: I’ve been hearing from leading politicians in Western Europe in recent months that they’ve gotten it all sorted out. They have found alternative sources, they have bought gas from elsewhere, they have gotten rid of their dependence on Russia. So why the alarm?” Szijjarto said.

“After a while, the heating season will arrive and politicians would have to say if there is gas or not,” he said, adding that politicians should not “hide the truth” regarding energy supplies.

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Last September, Hungary signed two long-term contracts with Gazprom. Via gas pipelines passing through Serbia and Austria and bypassing Ukraine, Russia will supply Hungary with a total of 4.5 billion cubic meters of gas.

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According to Orban, "The pipeline solution is not bad. It’s a good approach, but we need a guarantee that in the event of an accident with a pipeline going through Ukraine, we will have to have the right to get Russian oil from other sources. If we get it, it’s fine."

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