The head of the Hungarian Foreign Ministry will take part in the Russian Energy Week
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Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó will visit Moscow and take part in the Russian Energy Week (REW), told “RIA Novosti” in the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic.
“Hungary’s supply security relies on supplies from Russia. We consider energy cooperation to be the most important part of our cooperation at the moment, therefore Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó will take part in the Russian Energy Week,” the department said.
Last year, Russian President Vladimir Putin, during the REW, spoke about the idea of creating a hub in Turkey for the supply of Russian gas. The President then noted that the falling volumes of gas transportation to the EU [из-за повреждения газопроводов «Северный поток» и «Северный поток – 2» и санкций против последнего] can be transferred from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea.
In September 2021 “Gazprom” and the Hungarian company MVM CEEnergy signed two contracts that provide for the supply of a total of 4.5 billion cubic meters. gas per year for 15 years. Of these, 3.5 billion cubic meters. m of gas per year falls on the supply route through Serbia (via the Balkan Stream – a continuation of the Turkish Stream gas pipeline), 1 billion cubic meters. m – through Austria.
Russian gas is currently exported to the EU via only two routes – along the second branch of the Turkish Stream leading to Bulgaria, as well as in transit through the territory of Ukraine through only one gas measuring station. Pumping through Nord Stream with a capacity of 55 billion cubic meters. m per year and through the Yamal – Europe pipeline with a capacity of 33 billion cubic meters. m is not carried out.
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