布达佩斯，10月16日 - 布达佩斯和基辅同意将双边关系置于新的基础之上，匈牙利总理彼得·马加尔在周五会见乌克兰总统弗拉基米尔·泽连斯基之后表示，领导人旨在平息关于少数民族权利的紧张局势。
BUDAPEST, Oct 16 - Budapest and Kyiv agreed to put their relations on a new footing, Hungary's Prime Minister Peter Magyar said on Friday after meeting Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, as the leaders aim to calm tensions over minority rights.
马加尔对基辅的立场比其前任维克托·奥尔班更不具对抗性。然而，他曾多次表示，匈牙利不会向乌克兰提供武器，并要求在其匈牙利族裔少数民族的权利方面取得进展。
Magyar has taken a less confrontational stance towards Kyiv than his predecessor Viktor Orban. He had repeatedly said that Hungary would not send arms to Ukraine, however, and demanded progress on the rights of its ethnic Hungarian minority.
“我向乌克兰总统保证，我对俄罗斯对其国家的非人道侵略表示完全的团结，”马加尔在一篇Facebook帖子中写道，该帖子是在他所谓的与泽连斯基在布鲁塞尔的首次官方双边会议之后发布的。
"I assured the Ukrainian president of my full solidarity over the inhuman Russian aggression against his country," Magyar wrote in a Facebook post after what he called his first official bilateral meeting with Zelenskiy in Brussels.
马加尔还表示，匈牙利准备通过一切可能的外交手段协助乌克兰实现停火和持久和平。
Magyar also said that Hungary was ready to assist Ukraine by all possible diplomatic means to reach a ceasefire and lasting peace.
泽连斯基称此次会晤“非常好”，并表示两位领导人讨论了许多议题。他还表示，他“不介意”访问布达佩斯。
Zelenskiy called the meeting "very good" and said that the two leaders discussed a lot of topics. He also said that he "won't mind" visiting Budapest.
匈牙利与乌克兰关系的改善对欧盟在俄乌战争中对基辅的支持至关重要。前总理奥尔班曾反对向乌克兰提供数十亿欧元援助以及其加入欧盟。
Warmer relations between Hungary and Ukraine are pivotal for the European Union's backing for Kyiv in Russia's war in Ukraine. Former Prime Minister Orban had opposed the flow of billions of euros in aid to Ukraine and its EU membership.
奥尔班将对乌克兰在与俄罗斯战争中的支持持怀疑态度作为其竞选的核心议题，直至其在4月大选后结束了16年的总理任期。
Orban made scepticism towards support for Ukraine in its war with Russia a central plank of his campaign ahead of an April election that ended his premiership after 16 years.
周二，乌克兰在其欧盟成员国申请过程中迈出了一步，在匈牙利撤回其反对意见后，与欧盟就内部市场和竞争力标准展开了谈判。
On Tuesday, Ukraine took a step forward in its European Union membership bid, opening talks with the bloc on internal market and competitiveness standards, after Hungary dropped its objections.
马加尔政府在乌克兰议会于周一通过立法后表示支持该举措，该立法扩大了匈牙利语使用者及其他少数民族接受母语教育的权利。
Magyar's government backed the move after Ukraine's parliament passed legislation on Monday expanding the rights of Hungarian speakers and other minorities to receive education in their native language.
“我欢迎匈牙利与乌克兰就加强外喀尔巴阡匈牙利少数民族权利所达成的政治协议，” 玛吉尔在与泽连斯基会晤后表示。
"I welcomed the political agreement reached between Hungary and Ukraine on strengthening the rights of the Transcarpathian Hungarian minority," Magyar said after his meeting with Zelenskiy.
他还表示，他认为通过少数民族教育立法“是两国恢复互信的第一步”。
He also said that he considered the passing of the legislation on minority education "as the first step in restoring mutual trust" between the two countries.