The top Hungarian diplomat’s remarks came during his joint press conference with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo who, in particular, warned Hungary not to let Russian President Vladimir Putin “drive wedges between friends” in NATO.
Speaking at a joint news conference with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeoin Budapest on Monday, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto specifically pointed out what he described as Western countries’ hypocritical stance toward Moscow.
Responding to Pompeo’s remarks that Hungary should not let Russian President Vladimir Putin “drive wedges between friends” in NATO, Szijjarto assured that cooperation with Moscow wouldn’t prevent Budapest from remaining a reliable ally of the United States and NATO.