Hungarian Foreign Minister Anita Orban announced her readiness to meet with Lavrov, but negotiations are not yet being prepared
Quick Look
- Hungarian Foreign Minister Anita Orban said that she was ready to meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to discuss the situation with the expulsion of Russian diplomats from Hungary, but official negotiations did not take place on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly and such a meeting is not yet being prepared.
- Diplomatic contacts are maintained through embassies in Moscow and Budapest.
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Why It Matters
On September 8, Anita Orban announced the expulsion of 10 Russian diplomats from Hungary, to which the Russian Foreign Ministry responded that it would give an appropriate response and that Budapest’s unfriendly steps would affect bilateral relations.
Orban said she was ready to meet with Lavrov to discuss the situation with the expulsion of Russian diplomats from Hungary.
There were no official negotiations with Lavrov on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly and no such meeting is being prepared yet.
Anita Orban announced on September 8 the expulsion of 10 Russian diplomats, to which the Russian Foreign Ministry responded that it would give an appropriate response to the expulsion and that Budapest’s unfriendly steps would affect bilateral relations between the Russian Federation and Hungary.
BUDAPEST, September 24 - RIA Novosti. Hungarian Foreign Minister Anita Orban said that she is ready to meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, but such a meeting is not being prepared yet.
“Of course, of course,” Orban said in an interview with the Index portal, answering the question of whether she is ready to sit down at the negotiating table with Lavrov to discuss the situation with the expulsion of Russian diplomats from Hungary.
The head of the Hungarian Foreign Ministry clarified that no official negotiations took place on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly and no such meeting is being prepared.
“The Deputy Secretary of State responsible for this area is with me and accompanies me. Diplomatic contacts are maintained daily through our embassy in Moscow and the Russian embassy in Budapest and are developing as usual,” she said.
Open Questions
- What steps exactly does Russia plan to take in response to the expulsion of diplomats?
- Will formal talks be scheduled between Orban and Lavrov in the future?
- How will the expulsion of diplomats affect economic and cultural ties between Hungary and Russia?
