“For us, it is not a question that we pay for Russian gas in a way that it flows ... energy supply is a matter of national security, and the government is obliged to guarantee security,” Szijjártó said.
The minister added that the role of natural gas from Russia in supplying Central Europe and the continent as a whole will continue unless new sources of natural gas and new routes for its supply appear.
Earlier, Szijjarto said that Hungary would not support sanctions against Russian oil and gas supplies.
Prior to this, it was reported that Austria accepted Russia's new gas payment conditions, and the Italian energy company Eni SpA expressed its readiness to open a ruble account with Gazprombank as part of Russia's requirement to pay for gas in local currency.