Szijjarto: Authorities in Serbia prevented a terrorist attack, Hungarian section of the pipeline under military protection

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto announced today that the Hungarian section of the TurkStream gas pipeline, 250 kilometers long, has been placed under military protection, after authorities in Serbia prevented a terrorist attack in which the Serbian section of the pipeline was planned to be blown up.

“Yesterday, the Serbian authorities prevented a terrorist attack in which the Serbian section of the TurkStream gas pipeline was planned to be blown up. This pipeline is essential for Hungary’s natural gas supply, as 56 percent of the gas in our system, that is more than half, comes through the TurkStream pipeline,” Szijjarto wrote on Facebook.

He emphasized that the task of the Hungarian authorities is to protect Hungary’s sovereignty, the supply of Hungarian households, and the country’s ability to function, as well as to fight for lower utility bills.

“We simply do not want Hungarians to pay at least three times more for utilities than they do now, which would be the result of a disruption in the supply of Russian gas and oil. That is why we have placed the Hungarian section of TurkStream, a 250-kilometer-long pipeline, under military protection,” Szijjarto stated.