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Hungary, Russia can work together in range of areas, sanctions notwithstanding — Szijjarto

The World Health Organization conference now underway in Budapest "provides an excellent opportunity to consider critical issues of bilateral cooperation with the Russian Minister of Health, who is the co-chair of the Hungarian-Russian economic commission," the Hungarian foreign minister noted

BUDAPEST, July 5. /TASS/. Despite the rigid limits set by European Union sanctions on Russian-Hungarian cooperation, Moscow and Budapest can continue working together in such areas as energy, agriculture and pharmaceuticals, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Wednesday.

"Sanctions set a rigid framework for cooperation but opportunities are still in place in such important areas as the nuclear power sector, agriculture, pharmaceuticals and healthcare," Szijjarto wrote on his page on Facebook [banned in Russia due to its ownership by Meta, which has been deemed extremist in Russia - TASS].

The World Health Organization conference now underway in Budapest "provides an excellent opportunity to consider critical issues of bilateral cooperation with the Russian Minister of Health, who is the co-chair of the Hungarian-Russian economic commission," the Hungarian foreign minister added.