BUDAPEST, July 11 (Reuters) -
Hungary does not want NATO to become an "anti-China" bloc, and will not support it doing so, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Thursday.
In comments on the sidelines of a
in Washington, he also said Ukraine's admission to the military alliance would weaken unity in the group.
A
described China as a decisive enabler of Russia's war effort in Ukraine, and said Beijing continues to pose systemic challenges to Europe and to security. China
the communique was biased and "sowing discord".
"NATO is a defence alliance... we can't organise it into an anti-China bloc," Szijjarto told Hungarian state television in response to a question about NATO's alliance-building efforts in the Indo-Pacific.
China is an important trade and investment partner for China.