It is noted that Szijjarto will hold meetings with Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak, Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov, as well as Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

“To ensure the security of Hungary’s energy supply, the country’s government has decided to purchase another 700 million cubic meters of natural gas in addition to the volumes provided for by long-term contracts,” TASS quoted him as saying.

This task, the representative of the Hungarian Foreign Ministry explained, is entrusted to Peter Szijjarto, who went to Moscow, where he "will hold talks with Deputy Prime Ministers Alexander Novak and Denis Manturov, as well as Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov."

Earlier it became known that Szijjarto is on a visit to Moscow.