Under the agreement, Szijjártó said a new border crossing would be opened while the capacity of existing crossings would be expanded.

Szijjártó said a bilateral working group established earlier to address the restoration of the rights of the ethnic Hungarian community in Transcarpathia, in the west of Ukraine, had met virtually on Thursday.

He noted that progress was necessary on 11 points outlined at a meeting in Uzhhorod in January.