Hungary canceled the visit of the German foreign minister/ Scholz had criticized Orban for the meeting with Putin

2024-07-06 15:03:13 / BOTA ALFA PRESS

Hungary canceled the visit of the German foreign minister/ Scholz had criticized
Diplomatic tensions are escalating between Germany and Hungary after Budapest canceled a meeting between Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto and her German counterpart Annalena Baerbock that was scheduled for Monday in Budapest.

The unusual last-minute cancellation came after German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and other European Union leaders sharply criticized Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's trip to Moscow, where he met Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday.

Borrell's successor, Kallas: Orban in no way represents the EU during his visit to Moscow.

Baerbock planned to criticize the Hungarian leader's meeting with the Russian during a visit to Budapest on Monday. But "to our surprise, the Hungarian side canceled" the meeting with Szijarto "with a short notice", said an official of the German Foreign Ministry, politico reports.

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