
National minorities in Ukraine are strong link in the development of the Ukrainian-Hungarian relations, Hungarian Ambassador to Ukraine Mr. Mihály Bayer said during online conference at ForUm, when asked about the prospects of the Ukrainian-Hungarian relations.
According to him, Ukraine is a friend, neighbor and partner for Hungary.
"We are able to cooperate with Ukraine in all matters without serious problems and disagreements. In economic terms, Ukraine is the second or third non-EU country having the largest annual trade turnover with Hungary. Investments and business contacts are diverse, and we believe that we have very good prospects," he said.
The diplomat is sure that national minorities of Ukraine plays a major role in the development of bilateral relations.
"The border zone is the western border of Ukraine with the European Union. I think it shows its importance to our relations," Mr. Bayer said.