Zelenskyy and Magyar may meet in Ukraine's Zakarpattia: What is known
Photo: Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar (Getty Images)
Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar spoke about his 10–15-minute conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Dublin. They did not discuss Kyiv or Budapest, according to an interview Magyar gave to Kossuth Rádió, as quoted by Telex.
The conversation took place on the sidelines of the European Political Community summit. In addition to Zelenskyy, Magyar spoke there with the prime minister of Luxembourg, the president of Switzerland, and the prime minister of Ireland.
What Magyar and Zelenskyy discussed
"We talked about a meeting with the president, but it was not about Budapest or Kyiv, but about Zakarpattia," Magyar said.
According to him, foreign ministers are currently discussing whether this meeting can take place by the end of November.
Zelenskyy's social media accounts have not yet mentioned the conversation with the Hungarian prime minister.
What they had agreed on earlier
In July, Zelenskyy and Magyar had a brief conversation in Ankara and agreed on an approach to the meeting.
"We agreed that we would meet in the near future – either in Budapest or in Kyiv – and then travel together to Zakarpattia, to Berehove," Magyar said.
This was precisely the format of the bilateral meeting proposed by the Ukrainian side. However, the meeting never took place.
In October, Zelenskyy held his first official meeting with Magyar in Brussels. Afterward, the Hungarian prime minister said that it was in the interests of both countries to put political and economic relations on a new footing.
On October 12, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said when a meeting between Zelenskyy and Magyar could take place.
He also said that Ukraine was ready for it and that Hungary had given the green light to two more clusters of EU accession negotiations.
As RBC-Ukraine reported, on October 17, Magyar said he saw no obstacles to the transit of Ukrainian grain through Hungary.
According to him, Zelenskyy made this request to Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Hungary at the EU summit.
