Ukrainian foreign minister to visit Hungary on May 29

27.05.2020 12:51

Ukrinform

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba will pay a working visit to Hungary on May 29 and meet with his Hungarian counterpart Peter Szijjarto, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry's press service has reported.

According to the report, the meeting with Szijjarto will be Kuleba's first non-virtual foreign visit in his current position.

"Since air traffic amid the pandemic is limited, Dmytro Kuleba will make the visit by car, covering more than a thousand kilometers from Kyiv to Budapest," the ministry said.

According to the report, the trip will take place in compliance with all appropriate safety rules required in COVID-19 conditions.

According to the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, the sides will discuss the further development of investment and trade cooperation between Ukraine and Hungary, the implementation of infrastructure projects, as well as ways to further coordinate efforts to overcome the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Kuleba and Szijjarto are also expected to focus on a number of issues in Ukrainian-Hungarian relations and preparations for a meeting between the Ukrainian and Hungarian leaders, President Volodymyr Zelensky and Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

The foreign ministers are to hold a joint press conference in Budapest following the talks.