Szijjarto: Eastern partnership countries deserve positive feedback

The European Union should give continuous positive feedback to Eastern Partnership countries, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto told leaders of the EU and the Eastern Partnership countries at a summit in Brussels on Friday. Pursuing cooperation with these countries is in the political, economic, energy and security interests of the bloc, he said. At a press conference, Szijjarto said Hungary's position is that the EU can only regain its strength and competitiveness if it "gets as many allies, strategic partners and friends as possible". Hungary strongly supports the enlargement process, as "the more countries there are in the EU, the stronger the bloc will be".