Orban announces "results" of Hungarian mission on Druzhba oil pipeline

Orbán said this on Facebook, the European Pravda news and analysis website has reported.

Orbán said that he had a conversation with Gábor Cepek, who heads the Hungarian mission that was in Ukraine to clarify the situation around the Druzhba oil pipeline. Cepek said the delegation's work was under difficult conditions as Ukraine, particularly Kyiv, succumbed to Russian attacks during their stay.

I had a slightly heavier night, because Ukraine and its capital were also under serious attack," he said.

Cepek also said that the delegation had received some results. According to him, the Ukrainian side organised a meeting hosted by Naftohaz Ukrayiny for representatives of foreign embassies. The Hungarian ambassador to Ukraine, Antal Heizer, also took part in it. Cepek noted that only ambassadors of diplomatic missions were allowed to attend the meeting.

In his turn, Orban said that the Hungarian side forced Ukrainian representatives to react more actively to the situation.

At the same time, the head of the mission stressed that the members of the delegation were not allowed directly to the oil pipeline itself, but after expert consultations, they received more information about its condition.

As a result of today's expert consultation, we will know much more about the condition of the pipe," Cepek said.

What preceded:

On 11 March, a Hungarian delegation arrived in Ukraine to check the situation around the Druzhba oil pipeline. The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said the delegation had no official status and no agreed official meetings. Subsequently, a document appeared confirming that the Ukrainian side had not coordinated the visit in the format proposed by Budapest.