OREANDA-NEWS On Thursday Bertalan Havasi, the Prime Minister’s press chief, informed kormany.hu that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán held talks with President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko on the need for a bilateral agreement on the dual citizenship of Hungarians in Ukraine.

Mr. Havasi said that the Prime Minister and the President of Ukraine met in Malta on Thursday morning at the venue of the congress of the European People’s Party (EPP).

Mr. Orbán assured Mr. Poroshenko that Hungary supports protecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine. Mr. Havasi added that during the talks Mr. Orbán highlighted that Hungary is committed to maintaining Ukrainian-Hungarian energy cooperation, including joint action against the Nord Stream II pipeline project.

Mr. Havasi pointed out that Mr. Orbán and Mr. Poroshenko agreed that Hungary and Ukraine need to conclude a bilateral agreement on the dual citizenship of Hungarians in Ukraine.