Ukraine, Hungary agree to hold consultations on Hungarian minority, Ukrainian FM says


Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha makes a statement during a meeting with Moldovan Foreign Minister Mihai Popsoi and Secretary General of the Council of Europe Alain Berset ahead of the 135th Session of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe at the Palace of the Republic in Chisinau, Moldova, May 15, 2026. REUTERS/Vladislav Culiomza

May 18 (Reuters) - ⁠Ukrainian Foreign Minister ⁠Andrii Sybiha said on ‌Monday he had a "constructive and substantive" call with his Hungarian ​counterpart Anita Orban ⁠over the ⁠weekend.

The two agreed to hold ⁠a ‌round of Hungarian–Ukrainian expert-level consultations ⁠this week "to find practical and ​robust ‌solutions for the Hungarian ⁠minority ​in the Zakarpattia region", Sybiha said.

"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-neighbourly relations between our ​countries," he ‌said on X.

(Reporting ​by Anna Pruchnicka; Editing by Alex Richardson)

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