Hungarian Foreign Ministry Refused to Recall its Consul from Ukraine

Hungary does not intend to recall its Consul General, despite Ukraine’s recommendations Hungary does not intend to recall its Consul General or Consul in the city of Bereghovo, despite the recommendations of Ukraine, as stated by spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary TamásMenczer, according to the government website. ‘Hungary will not be recalling its Consul General or Consul from Bereghovo in view of these affairs, no matter how much the Ukrainians recommend this,’ he stressed. Earlier, Foreign Minister of Ukraine PavloKlimkin held an hour-long discussion with Head of the Foreign Ministry of Hungary PéterSzijjártó, during which he suggested him to recall the Hungarian consul from Transcarpathia. A scandal unfolded earlier after a video emerged showing the issuance of Hungarian passports to Ukrainian citizens in Bereghovo. The recipients are asked not to inform the Ukrainian authorities about a second passport. Also, in the footage, the Ukrainians made a promise to consider Hungary their homeland. At least 39 people with dual citizenship were exposed in Transcarpathia. In general, as noted in the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, these areHungarian passports. Prosecutor General of UkraineYuriyLutsenko said earlier that the Prosecutor’s Office of Ukraine registered the criminal proceedings because of dual citizenship acquiring by Ukrainians. Criminal proceedings for the issuance of Hungarian passports to Ukrainiancitizens in the city of Bereghovo, Transcarpathian region,are investigated under the article on treason. RBC Ukraine