Foreign ministry rejects Ukraine's 'baseless accusations'

A state secretary of the foreign ministry on Wednesday called on Ukraine's leadership to restore the acquired rights of ethnic minorities instead of making "baseless accusations". The Ukrainian foreign ministry on Tuesday said it would seek legal evaluation of Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto's visit to Berehove, which they said went against the Ukrainian ministry's previous recommendations. The ministry said they had earlier received a diplomatic note from the Hungarian embassy in Kiev, saying that Szijjarto had been invited by Ukrainian lawmaker Laszlo Brenzovics, leader of the Transcarpathian Hungarian Cultural Association (KMKSZ). In response, Tamas Menczer, the Hungarian foreign ministry's state secretary in charge of communications and international representation, said that Szijjarto's statement was "clear and unequivocal."