“You undoubtedly know that the role of Russia in gas supplies to Europe is growing.
The construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline has been completed, the United States approved this German-Russian agreement, and as soon as the Americans did this, Hungary immediately entered into its long-term agreement with Russia on the purchase of gas, "TASS quoted Orban as saying.
He noted that the new Hungarian-Russian agreement on gas supplies will enter into force on October 1 and will be in effect for 15 years.
Earlier, the German Ministry of Economy confirmed that Russia is fulfilling gas supply contracts.