Hungary Faces Infrastructure Challenge for Non-Russian Oil Supplies

Hungary's Foreign Minister, Peter Szijjarto, highlighted the nation's dependence on Russian oil transported through Ukraine at a Bucharest conference. The lack of infrastructure in neighboring countries prevents Hungary from diversifying its energy sources, limiting its options for buying oil or gas from different suppliers.

Hungary's reliance on Russian oil delivered through Ukraine remains unchallenged due to insufficient infrastructure in surrounding nations, according to Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto.

At a conference in Bucharest, Szijjarto emphasized the necessity of pipelines and built-out infrastructure for purchasing oil or gas from other sources.

'If the infrastructure is absent and no one aids us in acquiring it, we cannot benefit from the freedom that diversification provides,' he said, through an interpreter.

(With inputs from agencies.)