Budapest and Sofia have found a legally and financially acceptable solution for the continuation of Russian gas transit to Hungary via the territory of Bulgaria. This was announced on social networks by Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó, quoted by the Russian agency Interfax, after his visit to Sofia today.
Hungary receives Russian blue fuel via the "Balkan Stream" gas pipeline, which passes through Bulgaria and Serbia. This year, "Gazprom" has supplied Hungarian consumers with more than 7 billion cubic meters of gas.
So far, payments have been made through Russia's "Gazprombank", but last month it was included in the US sanctions list.
Hungary's top diplomat, Péter Szijjártó, met with President Rumen Radev and the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Energy, Ivan Kondov and Vladimir Malinov.
The press release from the Bulgarian Ministry of Energy does not make it clear whether Szijjártó and Malinov have reached a compromise. The Bulgarian minister's categorical position is indicated: "after the sanctions imposed on "Gazprombank", the company that has reserved transmission capacity through Bulgarian territory should find a way to pay in order to continue to be provided with the service".