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The Hungarian consulates interrupted the process of granting Hungarian nationality to Ukrainians on the territory of their consulates in Transcarpathia and Kiev.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin pointed this out. Hungary has reiterated that it will continue to block meetings of the NATO-Ukraine Commission.
Last week, Ukrainian-Ukrainian consular consultations took place in Kiev and on December 6, in Milan, foreign ministers. The minister confirmed that at these meetings, Hungary had formally agreed to end the previous passport practice.
The Hungarians declare that they do not issue passports at the moment. And they will not do it. This is good because I remember Siiyarto's statements when he said that issuing passports on our territory does not contradict Ukrainian laws. The definition is now over,
– added Paul Klimkin.
The Minister added that the Hungarian legislation on the simplified granting of citizenship to foreign Hungarians is maintained and that the procedure can be extended abroad.
Unfortunately I can not guarantee that they will not try to continue issuing passports to Hungarians in Transcarpathia, Hungary – in Hungarian territory we can not control their actions. But for us, the question of the absolute principle that they can not do it in their own consulates on our territory
explained the minister.
In addition, the head of the MFA said that Ukraine had proposed to Hungary to sign an agreement allowing it to avoid dual nationality,
What is the scandal of Hungarian passports? In September 2018, we learn that Ukrainian citizens issued Hungarian passports. The network received a video that was withdrawn while residents of Beregovo were granted citizenship and swore allegiance to Hungary. In addition, newcomers to Hungary were encouraged to conceal the fact that the Ukrainian authorities had dual nationality. This caused a diplomatic scandal. Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Syyyarto said the issuance of Hungarian passports did not violate Ukrainian laws.
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