Hungary does not want NATO to become an \u201canti-China\u201d bloc, and will not support it doing so, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Thursday.<\/p>\n
In comments on the sidelines of a NATO summit in Washington, he also said Ukraine\u2019s admission to the military alliance would weaken unity in the group.
\nA draft summit communique described China as a decisive enabler of Russia\u2019s war effort in Ukraine, and said Beijing continues to pose systemic challenges to Europe and to security.
\nChina said the communique was biased and \u201csowing discord.\u201d
\n\u201cNATO is a defence alliance, we can\u2019t organize it into an anti-China bloc,\u201d Szijjarto told Hungarian state television in response to a question about NATO\u2019s alliance-building efforts in the Indo-Pacific.
\nChina is an important trade and investment partner for China. Other European Union member states are seeking to become less dependent on Beijing.
\nHungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban met Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday to discuss a potential Ukraine peace deal following visits to Kyiv and Moscow.
\nHis talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin angered some EU leaders as the bloc is seeking to avoid high-level contacts with Moscow over its war in Ukraine.
\nAt the NATO summit, leaders have pledged their support for Ukraine, and the draft communique reiterated support for Ukraine on its path to NATO membership.
\n\u201cUkraine\u2019s admission wouldn\u2019t strengthen but weaken the unity\u2019s alliance, as there are completely different viewpoints on their membership,\u201d Szijjarto said.
\n\u201cUkraine\u2019s NATO membership would not strengthen the alliance\u2019s defense character as well because, in practice, it would create a risk of open conflict between Russia and NATO.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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