BRUSSELS, June 15. /TASS/. Negotiations with Ukraine on joining the European Union will be halted if it does not comply with the agreement with Hungary on the restoration of the rights of the Hungarian national minority in Transcarpathia, new Hungarian Foreign Minister Anita Orban told reporters.
On June 3, Budapest and Kiev signed an agreement on the return of the political, administrative, cultural and educational rights of ethnic Hungarians residing in the Transcarpathian region.
"Last week, this agreement was confirmed and included in the action plan for the protection of minority rights" as part of Ukraine's accession to the EU, Orban said.
"Today, the opening of the first cluster of negotiations with Ukraine will take place, which will address issues of fundamental rights, democracy and the rule of law. The agreement reached by both sides was included in this process. This means that if Ukraine does not comply with this agreement, the process of joining within the framework of individual clusters will automatically be put on hold."
According to her, Ukraine's fulfilment of its obligations "will be ensured both in the bilateral and in the European context."
