Energy security today's biggest challenge

Creating the conditions for energy security is among the biggest challenges facing countries today, Hungary's foreign minister János Martonyi told the international conference "Energy Security and Diplomacy in 2013" in Budapest on Monday.

Ensuring the conditions for energy security is one of the most important challenges for any country today, János Martonyi said, adding that the basis of Hungary's energy policy is cooperation with the other countries of central Europe.

In the context of broadening this cooperation, Croatia's accession to the European Union was in Hungary's national interest. For a similar reason, Hungary supports the EU integration of other western Balkan countries, the minister added.