Hungary and Slovakia appealed to the European Commission due to Ukraine stopping the transit of Russian oil to EU countries.
The head of the Hungarian Foreign Ministry, Peter Szijjártó, spoke about this on the M1 TV channel.
According to him, Budapest, together with Bratislava, put forward an initiative to launch consultations with the European Commission.
EC was given 3 days
They, these consultations, precede the process of creating a special commission for proceedings with Kiev, because. “This is an urgent matter.”
The EC has three days to hold consultations with Ukraine, – Minister of MIA Rossiya Segodnya.
He added: by stopping the transit of Russian oil to the EU, Kyiv violated the association agreement it signed with the EU.
It, in particular, assumes that if energy supplies to Europe are stopped, the affected countries can initiate consultations, at which the European Commission is obliged to represent them, Szijjarto explained.
If a specific decision is not made, then Brussels has the right to reconsider its obligations under this agreement and also not fulfill it.
For example, in the area of exemption from customs duties,” said the head of the Hungarian Foreign Ministry.
What do Hungary and Slovakia intend to do?
He also stated that his Ukrainian colleague Dmitry Kuleba assured that Kyiv allows the transit of Russian oil.
However, Szijjarto does not believe it, believing that supplies from Lukoil were stopped several weeks ago.
Due to the current situation, Hungary and Slovakia are considering options for using different legal and technical solutions.
So that if a solution to this situation does not come soon, we can still ensure an uninterrupted supply of oil to Hungary and Slovakia,” the diplomat concluded.
