Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin has said that on Friday morning he had a conversation with his Hungarian counterpart Peter Szijjarto, after which the Hungarian side should change the name of its authorized representative "on Zakarpattia."

"My morning started with a conversation with my Hungarian counterpart Peter Szijjarto. The Hungarians heard us well and changed the name of their authorized representative "on Zakarpattia." And we continue working constructively on all other issues," Klimkin wrote on Twitter on Friday.

As reported, Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Vasyl Bodnar told Interfax-Ukraine on August that Ukraine might urge its international partners to intervene following the Hungarian government's decision to institute the office of minister plenipotentiary for the development of the Transcarpathian region and might impose an entry ban on Istvan Grezsa, who occupies this post, if Budapest does not change the title and does not offer explanations.

"The Hungarian government's latest decision is absolutely unacceptable from the standpoint of understanding a country's sovereignty. The first step that we expect from Hungary is an official note explaining the office of the gentleman in question and the changing of his title, as this is an element that has caused our outrage and looks absolutely unacceptable to us," he said.

The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has to react in a tough way in order "to preempt Hungary's further movement toward exerting influence on Transcarpathia (Zakarpattia) as if it were one of its regions."

"As the Foreign Ministry, we are responsible, within our mandate, for making sure that not a single foreign country encroaches on our country's territorial integrity. It is understandable that this region is close to Hungary and there are historical, human, and other ties, as well as a large Hungarian community, but we won't allow anyone to take over one of our regions," he said, adding, "Therefore, if Hungary doesn't provide coherent explanations, we will certainly take all available measures of influence, including possibly a ban. But this is an extreme measure that we wouldn't like to apply."

The diplomat added that the Ukrainian side does not exclude the possibility of a dialogue with the Hungarian side.

"Certainly, we are preparing [for a meeting between the Ukrainian and Hungarian foreign and education ministers], we are preparing the substantive part," Bodnar said.