Orbán: Europe needs energy from Central Asia
We need energy coming to Europe from Central Asia, and for this we need new resources, new routes, new infrastructure, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán laid down in a press statement made last Friday in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, according to his website.
Orbán: Europe needs energy from Central Asia
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Orbán: Europe needs energy from Central Asia

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and President of Turkmenistan, Serdar Berdimuhamedow (Photo: MTI/Miniszterelnöki Sajtóiroda/Fischer Zoltán)
Eurasia 14/06/2023 11:12

We need energy coming to Europe from Central Asia, and for this we need new resources, new routes, new infrastructure, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán laid down in a press statement made last Friday in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, according to his website.

Orbán highlighted that the visit had taken place in an extremely difficult international situation; international politics is in a state of confusion. Already the pandemic upset international relations; however, this has been further complicated by the Russo-Ukrainian war, he underlined.

He stressed that he had the opportunity to visit a country which, similar to Hungary, was pro-peace and was making efforts to ensure the resolution of this conflict within the shortest possible time and for peace to finally return to international diplomacy.

Photo: MTI/Miniszterelnöki Sajtóiroda/Fischer Zoltán
The prime minister said the present situation had also upset traditional economic relations, and may well open a new era in the world economy. These changes, “from our point of view, from the European point of view, have increased the role of the Central Asian region,” he stated.
Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, Chairman of the People’s Council of Turkmenistan also held talks with PM Viktor Orbán (Site: MTI/Miniszterelnöki Sajtóiroda/Fischer Zoltán)
He said conventional East-West transport and supply routes had been disrupted, and we must therefore “seek new routes and new partners.” The present situation enhances the importance of the entire Central Asian region, and there is a good chance for this region to become a bridge between East and West,” he underlined.
Photo: MTI/Miniszterelnöki Sajtóiroda/Fischer Zoltán

Orbán stressed that “we need energy coming to Europe from Central Asia,” and for this we need new resources, new routes, new infrastructure. Turkmenistan could be “a great partner” for Europe and Hungary, he said, adding that “you would be able to significantly contribute to the diversification of our energy supply.”

The prime minister said this will not be easy because complex infrastructure and transport issues will have to be resolved, issues that fall beyond the competence of both countries. “We have a vested interest in the resolution of the open issues concerning the Caspian Sea” within the shortest possible time, he stated.

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