Speaking at a press conference afterwards, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó highlighted Turkey’s critical role as a transit country in securing Hungary’s energy supply, noting that 7.8 billion cubic meters of gas were delivered through the TurkStream pipeline in 2025.
He said Hungary and Slovakia would legally challenge what he described as an “ideologically-based” EU ban on Russian oil and gas imports.
Szijjártó argued that upholding Hungary’s energy security and affordable utility prices hinged on a Fidesz-KDNP election win in April.
He added that Hungarian energy company MOL is in advanced negotiations with its Turkish partner, TPAO, on joint upstream ventures.
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