Polish president Andrzej Duda in Budapest – Photos – UPDATE

Budapest, March 18 (MTI) – The presidents of Hungary and Poland stressed the importance of enforcing the Minsk agreements in connection with the possible elimination of European sanctions against Russia.

Hungary’s János Áder and Andrzej Duda, his Polish counterpart, met for talks in Budapest on Friday.

After the talks, Ader insisted that as a precondition for further steps all parties should adhere to the Minsk agreements. Lifting the sanctions is desirable because they seriously hurt the economy, Áder said.

Concerning the possible scrapping of the sanctions, Duda said the first step should be to assess whether Russia is sticking to the agreements.

UPDATE

Áder: V4 major help in ‘sobering up’ EU

The Visegrad Group (V4) has made a significant contribution to “sobering Europe up” and help its leaders get a clearer picture of the migrant crisis, President János Áder said after talks with his Polish counterpart on Friday.

Addressing a joint press conference with Andrzej Duda, Áder said that regardless of the kind of deal EU leaders put together with Turkey in Brussels, the fact that the migration crisis is not just a humanitarian but a national security issue as well, is no longer up for debate.

It has also become evident that the continent’s borders have to be protected and that the migrant inflow must be stopped, he said, adding that most EU politicians now admit that it is time to take action.

Failure to understand the whole of the problem will also result in failure to resolve it, he said.