(ANSA) - BELGRADE, JAN 28 - The Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said, as for the meeting with President Putin in agenda next week, that he would like to increase the amount of gas in the current Russian-Hungarian agreement, the government portal Abouthungary reported today.

Orban noted also, in relation to the crisis in Ukraine, that Hungary's goal is de-escalation, "and as a NATO and EU member, his negotiations are always preceded by consultations with Western allies." (ANSA).