BUDAPEST, July 8. TASS/. Budapest believes that a specific peace plan for Ukraine can only be developed together with the parties to the conflict, Gergely Gulyas, chief of the Hungarian premier’s office, said at a briefing.

Speaking about Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s trips to Kiev, Moscow and Beijing, he said: "Hungary would like to maintain contact with any nation willing to contribute to peace." "As our country is holding the presidency of the Council of the European Union, it is seeking to talk with all political leaders. Hungary is well aware of its capacities; we don’t have a specific peace plan and we are confident that it can only be developed together with the parties to the conflict," Gulyas emphasized.

"We are also convinced that dialogue requires a ceasefire because it’s unrealistic to maintain effective dialogue and peace talks while the opposing sides continue destroying each other on the battlefield," the Hungarian official added.

According to him, in the past months, Hungary has been facing "political, legal and financial blackmail aimed at making the country join the supporters of war." Still, Budapest is determined to continue peace efforts to resolve the conflict in Ukraine despite pressure from the leaders of the European Union and some EU member states, Gulyas said.

On July 8, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban held talks in Beijing with Chinese President Xi Jinping. On July 5, he made a trip to Moscow to discuss possible ways to resolve the conflict in Ukraine with Russian President Vladimir Putin. On July 2, Orban visited the Ukrainian capital of Kiev to talk about peace efforts with the country’s President Vladimir Zelensky.