"We are basically the last country of Europe which has not cut the channels of communication with the Russian Federation. We have the channels of communication open, we can talk….therefore we can be instrumental in this regard," Szijjártó told the summit.

"We don't want more people to die in this war," he added.

He noted that more than 1.3 million refugees from Ukraine had arrived in Hungary since the start of the war and the country had ensured access to healthcare and education for those families who decided to stay.

He added that around 150,000 ethnic Hungarians lived in the west of Ukraine.