The Council of the European Union refused to hold an informal meeting of the foreign ministers of the community countries in Budapest. This was announced by the head of the EU foreign policy service, Josep Borrell.
The reason for this decision was Hungary’s position on the situation in Ukraine. According to Borrell, Budapest "undermines the unity of the EU's foreign policy."
“I have therefore decided to convene the next meeting of the foreign and defense ministers in Brussels after the summer holidays,” he added.
Earlier, the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Economic Relations of Hungary, Peter Szijjártó, accused Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky of wanting to drag the North Atlantic Alliance into a direct armed conflict with Russia.
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He pointed out that he used his right to decide on the meeting place, because 25 out of 27 EU member states condemn Hungary’s position, adding that the relocation of the meeting is supposed to send a "signal" to Hungary.
ReplyDeleteBorrell also pointed out that the EU countries were unable to reach an agreement to unlock money for weapons shipped to Kiev, since Hungary refused to lift its veto.
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