Russia continues additional gas supplies to Hungary

/TASS/. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak discussed by telephone with Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto issues in the field of trade and energy supplies to this country, the press service of the Russian Cabinet of Ministers reported.

"The parties discussed cooperation in the field of trade and supplies of energy carriers," the statement says.

As the press service notes, the Russian Federation continues to supply gas to Hungary in accordance with contractual obligations and conducts additional deliveries. "Russia continues to supply gas to Hungary in accordance with contractual obligations, as well as additional supplies at the request of the Hungarian side," the report says.

Novak also stressed that Hungary is an important partner of Russia in the field of oil supplies via the southern branch of the Druzhba oil pipeline. "In 2022, it [Hungary] received 4.63 billion cubic meters of oil through the Transneft system," the Cabinet notes.

The Russian-Hungarian trade turnover in 2022 increased by 80%, to $10.8 billion. At the same time, Russian exports grew 2.5 times, to $9.4 billion. "The Hungarian leadership is pragmatic about building relations with the Russian Federation and maintaining established channels bilateral cooperation, despite the colossal pressure exerted by Brussels and Washington, Hungary remains, in fact, the only one of the EU countries that firmly defends its national interests, including a sovereign position in the dialogue with Moscow," Novak said in the message.

Earlier, Szijjarto said that he had agreed with Novak to continue uninterrupted supplies of Russian oil and gas. The head of the Hungarian Foreign Ministry said that they had a half-hour telephone conversation on Tuesday. In October, Szijjarto said that Hungary and Gazprom agreed to increase gas supplies via the southern route through Serbia and the Turkish Stream pipeline. At the end of August, Hungary signed a contract with Gazprom for the supply of an additional 5.8 million cubic meters. m of gas per day from September 1 for two months. In September last year, the Hungarian company MVM signed two long-term contracts with Gazprom, which provide for the supply of a total of 4.5 billion cubic meters. m of gas per year through pipelines through Serbia and Austria, bypassing Ukraine. The agreement is designed for 15 years and can be reviewed 10 years after the start of implementation.

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