“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine confirmed the arrival of a group of Hungarian citizens on Wednesday, March 11, but does not consider it a delegation, given that they arrived under the general rules. This was stated by the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Heorhii Tykhyi, to journalists in response to information about a Hungarian delegation in Ukraine”, - Ukrinform wrote on March 11.
“We know that this morning a group of Hungarian citizens entered the territory of Ukraine under the general rules for all citizens of the Schengen zone, using visa-free travel. Any individuals with a tourist purpose can enter Ukraine from Schengen countries in exactly this way”, - Tykhyi said.
He emphasized that since this group of people does not have official status or scheduled official meetings in Ukraine, it is clearly incorrect to call them a “delegation”.
“Citizens of other states who respect Ukraine and comply with the general rules of visiting, including for tourism purposes, may stay on the territory of Ukraine”, - the spokesperson of Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry said.
Earlier, the spokesperson for the Hungarian government, Zoltan Kovacs, said that a Hungarian delegation led by the State Secretary of the Ministry of Energy, Gabor Czepek, had departed for Kyiv, where it plans to hold talks on restoring the operation of the Druzhba oil pipeline.