“We are glad that we can work together in increasing energy security for the region,” he added. Szijjártó also said that it is in Hungary’s interest that practical and constructive cooperation should be rebuilt between Europe and Russia. For the first eight months of 2014, foreign trade between the two countries had been on decline, falling as much as 10%, but Russia is optimistic that once the sanctions imposed by the west and the international embargo is over, Hungarian products will find their way back to the Russian market.