Hungary supports Ukraine's membership in the European Union, said Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó, index.hu reports.

"Yesterday, the presidents of eight EU member states (the three Baltic countries, Poland, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Slovenia and Slovakia) put forward a joint initiative to promote the European integration of Ukraine. They write that Ukraine should be granted EU status as soon as possible and start negotiations on introduction. I would like to announce Hungary's support for this initiative. We call on Brussels to put this on the agenda as soon as possible and have informed our Polish and Lithuanian colleagues. Let's not forget: Hungary is interested in peace, we will provide Ukraine with all the assistance that will help it," - Szijjártó's said, according to the index.hu website.