Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andrii Sybiha: "Over the weekend, I had a constructive and substantive call with Hungary’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Anita Orban.  

I thanked my colleague for the Hungarian government’s principled and swift reaction to the latest Russian strikes against Ukraine.  

I reaffirmed that Ukraine is ready to open a new, mutually beneficial chapter in Ukrainian-Hungarian relations without delay.  

We are prepared to work with the new Hungarian government on all issues of our bilateral agenda, including the national minority topic, with the aim of restoring trust and good-neighborly relations between our countries. 

We agreed to hold a round of Hungarian–Ukrainian expert-level consultations as early as this week to find practical and robust solutions for the Hungarian minority in the Zakarpattia region, which will benefit both countries and our bilateral relations. Our goal is to ensure European standards and practices.  

We also discussed a broader regional, European, and international agenda. I touched upon the issue of Ukraine’s EU accession path and reiterated our readiness for the sooner opening of negotiation clusters".