EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell plans to organize a “formal” summit at the same time.
European Union foreign ministers plan to skip the foreign policy summit in Budapest in August. The EU plans to organize its own “formal” summit at the same time. Politico wrote this on Monday, July 15.
Hungary’s presidency of the EU Council plans to hold a foreign affairs summit in Budapest on August 28-29. But after Prime Minister Viktor Orban blocked aid to Ukraine and held unauthorized meetings with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, many foreign ministers are looking for ways to avoid what they see another “Orban propaganda show.”
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell will convene ministers for a “formal” foreign affairs council at the same time as Orban’s summit, three EU diplomats said.
“If the official council of foreign affairs organized by the high representative takes place on the same day, the ministers will not be able to leave for Budapest,” said a diplomat.
Another diplomat noted that by boycotting the Budapest meeting, other foreign ministers wanted to “send a clear signal that Hungary does not speak on behalf of the EU.”
Let’s remember that Orban visited Kyiv, Moscow and Beijing, where he allegedly discussed “peace initiatives” to end the war in Ukraine.
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