BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary “cannot afford not to talk to Russia” about ensuring gas supplies, the Hungarian foreign minister said Thursday.
Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto told The Associated Press that because of the cancellation of two natural gas pipeline projects, Nabucco and South Stream, “the only way to ensure energy security in Hungary is to negotiate with the Russians.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Hungary on Tuesday and Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said that negotiations about a new gas contract would top the agenda.
“We wish there were other solutions, but there are not,” Szijjarto said in an interview. “Everyone …read more
Source: KXAN
