Ukraine, Hungary foreign ministers meet, agree to continue minority talks

Ukrainian ​Foreign Minister ​Andrii Sybiha said ‌on Friday ​he met for the first time ‌in person with his Hungarian counterpart Anita Orban in Sweden, and the ‌two agreed to hold a second ‌round of expert-level consultations on national minorities next week. "We both recognise the importance ⁠of ​progress ⁠on this track; we seek to find ⁠constructive solutions and achieve tangible results," Sybiha ​said in a post on ⁠X.

Sybiha also said he underscored the "critical ⁠importance" ​of Ukraine's accession to the European Union and briefed the Hungarian ⁠foreign minister on the battlefield situation, ⁠peace process, ⁠and potential new role of Europe in it.