Péter Szijjártó spoke after talks with Sorin Grindeanu, the Romanian traffic and infrastructure minister, and said the two governments would bid for European funds to finance the Szeged-Timisoara line.

Under the agreement, a joint working group will be set up and a feasibility study completed, the minister said, adding that the railway service would benefit both countries “both from an economic and a patriotic point of view”.

The Hungarian and Romanian governments have also submitted a joint bid to the EU for funding to rebuild a bridge over the river Maros at Magyarcsanád, Szijjártó said, adding that he was hopeful as “the bid has been given a good evaluation”.

The new links will make “the fabric of cross-border cooperation stronger,” he said, adding that “it is good to have good ties with neighbours rather than being on bad terms … it is especially true when the neighbouring country has a large Hungarian community.”

He said both countries had an interest in Romania’s Schengen integration, adding that the Hungarian EU presidency would work to eliminate border controls at the Hungary-Romania border.

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