Hungary has imported 275 million cubic meters of gas from Turkey this year, and both nations have agreed to extend their partnership.

Source: AboutHungary

Péter Szijjártó, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, remarked that the construction of the TurkStream natural gas pipeline has been "the most significant step" for Hungary's energy security in recent years.

The reason why many aren't able to fully appreciate the significance of this is that they have fortunately not had to experience the lack of energy security. If we had given in to pressure from our friends and allies ... and had not dared to build the TurkStream pipeline, we'd be in major trouble today with the transit of Russian gas through Ukraine set to stop from January 1.

He expressed appreciation for "our Turkish friends," labeling Turkey as a dependable transit nation. Thanks to TurkStream, Hungary can import 20 million cubic meters of gas daily and has already received more gas through this pipeline than its total imports in 2023.

It would simply be physically impossible to supply the country with enough natural gas without TurkStream.

Minister Szijjártó highlighted that Hungary was the first non-neighboring country to import gas from Turkey, contributing to this increased supply.

In summary, Hungary has imported 275 million cubic meters of gas from Turkey this year, and both countries are set to continue their collaboration, as stated by the minister.