Hungarian FM: In addition to Armenia, European Peace Facility  aid  should also be provided to Azerbaijan

ArmInfo. The main task that Hungary will work on as the country presiding over the Council of the  European Union will be to support the initiatives in matters of peace and cooperation between states. Hungarian Foreign and Trade Minister Peter Szijjarto stated at a press conference in Baku on June 5.

" Hungary, which will hold the presidency of the European Union  Council, has three priorities. We want to expand the European Union  to the Balkan region. Three states have been waiting for membership  in this organization for years. Another priority is the fight against  illegal migration. The decision on who to allow to enter Hungary can  only be made by the Hungarian government. Neither Berlin nor Brussels  can do so. This requires a well-thought-out approach," Szijjarto  noted.

He also touched upon the issue of assistance to Armenia from the  European Peace Facility  in the amount of 10 million dollars. "We  believe that the same assistance should be provided to Azerbaijan,"  the minister said, APA reports.

Earlier, it became known that Hungary is blocking the project of  support for Armenia from the EU Peace Facility, around which a  preliminary agreement was reached in the alliance. Hungary demands  that assistance be provided to Azerbaijan as well.