Politics.hu: Washington supports central Europe’s energy security, says Szijjártó

The United States supports the strengthening of energy security in central Europe, Hungary’s foreign minister told MTI after meeting officials in the US state department.

In the meeting, Szijjarto defended Hungary’s investment in its Paks nuclear power plant as well as construction of the South Stream gas pipeline.

The Hungarian minister held talks with Amos Hochstein, the acting special envoy for international energy affairs at the Bureau of Energy Resources, and agreed that from the point of view of central European energy security and general security, the creation of a north-south energy corridor is of critical importance. The US administration recognises the importance of one of the links in this chain, namely the Hungarian-Slovak gas network interconnector, which will be ready for commercial use next year, he noted.
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