Hungary is ready to host a Russian-American summit on Ukraine in Budapest and will be able to host it as soon as Moscow and Washington agree to do so. This was stated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary, Peter Szijarto, at the press conference held after the meeting with his counterpart from Brunei Darussalam, Erivan Yusof.
"We are ready. As soon as the Americans and Russians decide on the date, we will welcome them here with great respect and joy," said Sijarto, answering the question about the organization of negotiations between the two leaders.
Szijjártó expressed confidence that "Hungary's peace-loving foreign policy is respected in all regions of the world." He added that "both in the East and in the West, they clearly see that Hungary is a peace-loving country and consider it expedient to organize such a peace summit" in Budapest.
On October 16, after a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, US President Donald Trump announced that they had agreed to meet soon in the Hungarian capital. The summit was later postponed as the parties failed to agree on a meaningful outcome for the Ukrainian conflict. Moscow and Washington said the meeting would take place when conditions were right.
