Hungarian consul in Berehove declared persona non grata

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This was announced today by the Ambassador of Hungary to Ukraine Erno Keskeny. He was handed a note with information that, in accordance with Article 23 of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations of 1963, in connection with activities incompatible with the status of a consular officer, the Hungarian consul in the town of Berehove must leave Ukraine within 72 hours. It is reported by the press center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.

«We hope that the Hungarian side will refrain from any unfriendly steps towards Ukraine in the future and that its officials will not violate Ukrainian legislation. We consider Ukrainian citizens of Hungarian descent as a unifying factor in relations between the two states and call on our Hungarian partners for the same,» – the press center said.

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