Hungary is working on a solution to the Ukraine education law

Hungary will continue to do everything in its power to ensure a solution is found to the standoff around Ukraine’s education law which places restrictions on minorities studying in their mother tongue, a parliamentary official said on Saturday.

Zsolt Németh, Chairman of parliament’s foreign affairs committee, told a news conference that Hungary had turned to a number of European Union bodies in connection with its complaint against Ukraine. Peter Szijjarto, the foreign minister, has sent a letter to the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), which could play a significant role in resolving the situation in Ukraine, he said. In addition, Németh said it had turned to Stella Kiriakidis, head of the parliamentary assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), and Thorbjorn Jagland, the body’s Secretary General, asking them to examine the situation.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met Jagland in Gothenburg on Friday, and both officials discussed the matter. Both were in agreement to a large extent concerning their assessment, he added.